The Italy falls on the 10th spot of the 10 largest armies in the world. In 2010, they have spent a total of $37 billion for their army troops. While this budget is extremely high, the report showed a significant decrease in the defense budget of Italy compared to the previous years.
The foramen lacerum is term used to describe a triangular opening present at the base of the skull, situated in the middle cranial fossa between the top section of petrous temporal, the sphenoid, and the basilar section of occipital.
Foraminal Narrowing. A foramen is an opening in a vertebra through which the nerve roots leave the spine. Each vertebra has two foramina, one on either side. From the foramina, the nerve fibers travel to all regions of the body. With foraminal narrowing, this opening becomes partially blocked, causing a painful compression of the nerves.