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What is suborbital foramen?

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A hole directly below the eye, in the roof of the mouth

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The largest foramen in the skull is the foramen magnum?
yes that is correct
What is a foramen?
an opening that allows a vessel or nerve to pass through or between bones
What is the function of foramen?
Foramen are a hole in a bone. They normally let something like a nerve pass through the bone. In the case of vertebral foramen, they protect a nerve (the spinal cord).
What is the mental foramen?
The mental foramen gives you feeling in your lips and mouth. It is located on the mandible (Lower jaw bone), it is two little holes below your mouth