part of part of located in located in sphenoid bone foramen ovale of skull foramen ovale of chondrocranium SCTID:369441001 AAO:0000169 galen:ForamenOvaleBasisCranii EMAPA:18711 UBERON:0001698 EHDAA:10627 VHOG:0001189 foramen ovale cranii One of the larger of the several holes at the base of the skull that transmit nerves through the skull. The foramen ovale is situated in the anterior part of the sphenoid bone, posteriolateral to the foramen rotundum.. foramen ovale of sphenoid FMA:53155 foramen ovale of cranium foramen ovale (skull) foramen ovale foramen ovale basis cranii EHDAA2:0000551 Wikipedia:Foramen_ovale_(skull) skull foramen of skull