Sphenotemporal foramen
Foramen sphenotemporale
- Synonym: Orbitomeningeal foramen
- Eponym: Canal of Hyrtl
Definition
The sphenotemporal foramen is an occasional foramen on the suture between petrous part of the temporal bone and greater wing of sphenoid bone for passage of the lesser petrosal nerve.
References
Terminologia anatomica 2: international anatomical terminology By the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT
