- Look up
foramen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
anatomy and osteology, a
foramen (/fəˈreɪmən/; pl.: foramina, /fəˈræmɪnə/ or
foramens /fəˈreɪmənz/;...
- The
foramen magnum (Latin for 'great hole') is a large, oval-shaped
opening in the
occipital bone of the skull. It is one of the
several oval or circular...
- post-birth via the
foramen ovale; however, when this does not
naturally close after birth it is
referred to as a
patent (open)
foramen ovale (PFO). It is...
- The
foramen ovale (En: oval window) is a hole in the
posterior part of the
sphenoid bone,
posterolateral to the
foramen rotundum. It is one of the larger...
- anatomy, the
omental foramen (epiploic
foramen,
foramen of
Winslow after the
anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or
uncommonly aditus; Latin:
Foramen epiploi****) is...
- A
jugular foramen is one of the two (left and right)
large foramina (openings) in the base of the skull,
located behind the
carotid canal. It is formed...
- The
stylomastoid foramen is a
foramen between the
styloid and
mastoid processes of the
temporal bone of the skull. It is the
termination of the facial...
- In
human anatomy, the
infraorbital foramen is one of two
small holes in the skull's
upper jawbone (maxillary bone),
located below the eye
socket and to...
- The
supraorbital foramen, is a bony
elongated opening located above the
orbit (eye socket) and
under the forehead. It is part of the
frontal bone of the...
- The
foramen rotundum is a
circular hole in the
sphenoid bone of the skull. It
connects the
middle cranial fossa and the
pterygopalatine fossa. It allows...
