part of part of conduit for internal jugular vein temporal bone vagus nerve accessory XI nerve jugular foramen EHDAA2:0000893 NCIT:C12496 SCTID:361735006 The jugular foramen is a large aperture in the base of the skull. It is located behind the carotid canal and is formed in front by the petrous portion of the temporal, and behind by the occipital; it is generally larger on the right than on the left side. EHDAA:10631 Posterior lacerate foramen UBERON:0005456 FMA:56432 AAO:0000249 Wikipedia:Jugular_foramen EMAPA:18713 VHOG:0001113 foramen jugulare foramen of skull foramen for glossopharyngeal nerve