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FISSURA PETRO-OCCIPITALIS

A fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramem (at its posterior end). Synonym: fissura petro-occipitalis, Ecker's fissure.
ventral nucleus of thalamus   ventral nucleus of trapezoid body   ventral pancreas   ventral part of pons   ventral plate   ventral plate of neural tube   ventral posterior intermediate nucleus of thalamus   ventral posterior nucleus of thalamus   (2)
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