Question

Which describes the foramen magnum? large opening at the base of the skull that the spinal cord passes through shallow depression on the skull to which the jaw bone attaches large projection on the skull to which the jaw muscles attach tiny spaces between the fused bones of the skull

Answer 1

Answer:

The foramen magnum (Latin: great hole) is a large oval opening (foramen) in the occipital bone of the skull in humans and various other animals. It is one of the several oval or circular openings (foramina) in the base of the skull.

Answer 2

The sentence which will describe the foramen magnum is :

● The large opening at the base of the skull to which spinal cord passes through .

● An enormous oval opening, the foramen magnum, through which the medulla oblongata passes, connecting the spinal cord and brain.

● The occipital appends five of the other seven bones framing the noggin: at the rear of the head, the two parietal bones; along the edge, the fleeting bones;