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What (who) is jugular fossa - definition
Jugular fossa
![Left [[temporal bone]]. Inferior surface. (Label for jugular fossa at left, sixth from bottom.)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gray141.png?width=200 "Left [[temporal bone]]. Inferior surface. (Label for jugular fossa at left, sixth from bottom.)")
The jugular fossa is a deep depression in the inferior part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull. It lodges the bulb of the internal jugular vein.
Jugular lymph trunk
The jugular trunk is a lymphatic vessel in the neck. It is formed by vessels that emerge from the superior deep cervical lymph nodes and unite to efferents of the inferior deep cervical lymph nodes.
Jugular foramen
ONE OF THE OPENINGS FROM THE POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA THROUGH WHICH NERVES PASS
Foramen jugulare; Jugular foramina
A jugular foramen is one of the two (left and right) large foramina (openings) in the base of the skull, located behind the carotid canal. It is formed by the temporal bone and the occipital bone.
