- 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...
-
structures in the
human body with the name
foramen ovale (plural:
foramina ovalia;
Latin for "oval hole"):
Foramen ovale (heart), in the
fetal heart, a shunt...
- 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...
- anatomy, the
omental foramen (epiploic
foramen,
foramen of
Winslow after the
anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or
uncommonly aditus; Latin:
Foramen epiploi****) is...
- 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 rotundum is a
circular hole in the
sphenoid bone of the skull. It
connects the
middle cranial fossa and the
pterygopalatine fossa. It allows...
- In
dental anatomy, the
apical foramen,
literally translated "small
opening of the apex," is the tooth's
natural opening,
found at the root's very tip—that...
- The
foramen spinosum is a
small open hole in the
greater wing of the
sphenoid bone that
gives p****age to the
middle meningeal artery and vein, and the...
- The
mandibular foramen is an
opening on the
internal surface of the
ramus of the mandible. It
allows for
divisions of the
mandibular nerve and
blood vessels...
