Description

The superior surface of the sphenoid bone is bounded behind by a ridge, which forms the anterior border of a narrow, transverse groove, the chiasmatic groove (optic groove), above and behind which lies the optic chiasma; the groove ends on either side in the optic foramen, which transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery (with accompanying sympathetic nerve fibres) into the orbital cavity. The optic foramen is the opening to the optic canal. The left and right optic canals are 25mm apart posteriorly and 30mm apart anteriorly. They are funnel-shaped (narrowest anteriorly). See also:Foramina of skull External links:SUNY Labs 29:os-0501 University of Alabama (look for #3) Photo at PSU.edu (look for #10) This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Optic foramen (Wikipedia)

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Head>Optic foramen
Part Display Name
Optic foramen
Part Type
System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
Created On
2002-07-29
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Optic foramen

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Зрительное отверстие
zh-CNChinese (China)头部>视神经孔
it-ITItalian (Italy)Forame ottico
el-GRGreek (Greece)Κεφαλή>Οπτικό τρήμα
Synonyms: Κεφαλή>Οπτικό τρήμα