Jugular foramen

The jugular foramen is a large foramen (opening) in the base of the skull, located behind the carotid canal. It is formed in front by the petrous portion of the temporal bone, and behind by the occipital bone; it is generally larger on the right than on the left side.

Jugular foramen
Base of skull. Inferior surface. (label for jugular foramen is at right, third from the bottom)
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Identifiers
LatinForamen jugulare
MeSHD000080869
TAA02.1.00.054
FMA56432
Anatomical terminology

Contents

Cranial nerves IX (glossopharyngeal), X (vagus) and XI (accessory) and the inferior petrosal sinus and sigmoid sinus vein pass through the jugular foramen.

The jugular foramen may be subdivided into three compartments, each with their own contents.

An alternative imaging based subclassification exists, delineated by the jugular spine which is a bony ridge partially separating the jugular foramen into two parts:

  • The smaller, anteromedial, "pars nervosa" compartment contains CN IX, (tympanic nerve, a branch of CN IX), and receives the venous return from inferior petrosal sinus.
  • The larger, posterolateral, "pars vascularis" compartment contains CN X, CN XI, Arnold's nerve (or the auricular branch of CN X involved in the Arnold's reflex, where external auditory meatus stimulation causes cough), jugular bulb, and posterior meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery.

Clinical significance

Obstruction can result in jugular foramen syndrome.[1][2]

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  • Jugular foramen
  • Base of the skull. Upper surface.
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See also

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 181 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. "Parapharyngeal Masses: Their Diagnosis and Management". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
  2. Erol FS, Kaplan M, Kavakli A, Ozveren MF (June 2005). "Jugular foramen syndrome caused by choleastatoma". Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 107 (4): 342–6. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.08.006. PMID 15885397.
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