MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE JUGULAR FORAMEN IN DRY NIGERIAN SKULLS. Estudio morfométrico del foramen yugular en cráneos nigerianos secos

Jugular foramen is a hiatus in the posterior cranial fossa that transmits the internal jugular vein among other structures. The knowledge of the jugular foramen is important in neurosurgical procedures. The objective of the study was to characterize the morphology and the dimensions of jugular foramen in dry Nigerian skulls. One hundred and seventy jugular foramens from 85 dry adult skulls of unknown sex were studied. Morphology was studied by...