- Look up
foramen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
anatomy and osteology, a
foramen (/fəˈreɪmən/; pl.: foramina, /fəˈræmɪnə/ or
foramens /fəˈreɪmənz/;...
- anatomy, the
omental foramen (epiploic
foramen,
foramen of
Winslow after the
anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or
uncommonly aditus; Latin:
Foramen epiploi****) is...
- The
intervertebral foramen (also
neural foramen) (often
abbreviated as IV
foramen or IVF) is an
opening between (the
intervertebral notches of) two pedicles...
- 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...
- 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
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...
- 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
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...
- 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...
- 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...
