Tags: Anatomical Structure, Bone.
The foramen spinosum is one of two foramina located in the base of the human skull on the sphenoid bone. It is situated just anterior to the spine of the sphenoid bone and just lateral to the foramen ovale. The middle meningeal artery middle meningeal vein and the meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve pass through the foramen.The foramen spinosum is often used as a landmark in neurosurgery due to its close relations with other cranial foramen.
