- free dictionary. In
anatomy and osteology, a
foramen (/fəˈreɪmən/; pl.:
foramina, /fəˈræmɪnə/ or
foramens /fəˈreɪmənz/; from Latin 'an
opening produced...
- of the pedicles,
which form the
intervertebral foramina when the
vertebrae articulate.
These foramina are the
entry and exit
conduits for the
spinal nerves...
- ridges, are the four
anterior sacral foramina,
diminishing in size in line with the
smaller vertebral bodies. The
foramina give exit to the
anterior divisions...
- In the brain, the
interventricular foramina (
foramina of Monro) are
channels that
connect the
paired lateral ventricles with the
third ventricle at the...
- This
article lists foramina that
occur in the
human body. The
human skull has
numerous openings (
foramina),
through which cranial nerves, arteries, veins...
- The
olfactory foramina, also
known as the
cribriform foramina (cribr- is "a sieve" in Gr****), is the
grouping of
holes located on the
cribriform plate...
- The
foramina in the base of the
skull are exit and
entry points for veins,
arteries and
cranial nerves....
- its size
varies considerably.
Parietal foramina tend to be symmetrical, with the same
number on each side.
Foramina of
skull This
article incorporates text...
- orbit. On it are seen the ****s of two canals, the zygomatico-orbital
foramina; one of
these canals opens into the
temporal fossa, the
other on the malar...
- are
several foramina,
openings acting as channels, that
connect the ventricles. The
interventricular foramina (also
called the
foramina of Monro) connect...
