Jugular foramen
jugular foramen n.
A passage between the temporal bone and the occipital bone, containing the internal jugular vein, the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries.
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- Jugular fossa
jugular fossa n. An oval depression near the rear border of the petrous portion of the temporal bone in which the beginning of the internal jugular vein lies.
- Jugular ganglion
jugular ganglion n.
- Jugular gland
jugular gland n. See signal node.
- Jugular nerve
jugular nerve n. A communicating branch between the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic trunk and the superior ganglion of the vagus nerve and the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
- Jugular pulse
jugular pulse n. The pulse in the right internal jugular vein at the root of the neck.