<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 53155 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terms of bone (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> At the base of the skull the foramen ovale (Latin: oval window) is one of the larger of the several holes (the foramina) that transmit nerves through the skull . The foramen ovale is situated in the posterior part of the sphenoid bone, posterolateral to the foramen rotundum . </P> <P> The foramen ovale is a foramen in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone . The foramen ovale is one of two cranial foramina in the greater wing, the other being the foramen spinosum . The foramen ovale is posterolateral to the foramen rotundum and anteromedial to the foramen spinosum . Posterior and medial to the foramen is the opening for the carotid canal . </P>

Where is the foramen ovale located in the skull