Illustration of the external surface of the base of the human skull seen from below. The large central hole or aperture is the foramen magnum which tr

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Illustration of the external surface of the base of the human skull seen from below. The large central hole or aperture is the foramen magnum which transmits the spinal cord, vertebral vessels and cranial nerve XI (accessory nerve). From Sobotta, J. (1904) Atlas der deskriptiven Anatomie des Menschen. Vol 1, Knochen, Bander, Gelenke, und Muskeln. J. F. Lehmann, Munchen (Fig. 41).

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