Accessory Infraorbital Foramen: A secondary opening near the primary infraorbital foramen that represents a common anatomical variant with significant clinical implications.

For infraorbital stimulation, used in 4 subjects, the investigators applied electrodes over the cheek, with the positive electrode over the infraorbital foramen and the negative electrode in line ...

About half of the remaining population have a split infraorbital foramen, the hole under the eye socket where facial nerves pass through. It’s thought these differences may be due to inbreeding.

‘The infraorbital foramen is a gap in the skull located under the eye of mammals which allows the nerves from the face to pass through into the brain.’ ‘While the size of the foramen is linked with ...