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Definition of Fenestrae

Fenestrae
Fenestra Fe*nes"tra, n.; pl. Fenestr[ae]. [L., a window.] (Anat.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.

Meaning of Fenestrae from wikipedia

- cavities or sinuses. In zoology, there are openings in the skull called fenestrae. The human skull is the bone structure that forms the head in the human...
- fenestration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fenestra (fenestration; pl.: fenestrae or fenestrations) is any small opening or pore, commonly used as a term...
- Temporal fenestrae are openings in the temporal region of the skull of some amniotes, behind the orbit (eye socket). These openings have historically...
- An antorbital fenestra (plural: fenestrae) is an opening in the skull that is in front of the eye sockets. This skull character is largely ****ociated...
- the blood–brain barrier. Fenestrated capillaries have pores known as fenestrae (Latin for "windows") in the endothelial cells that are 60–80 nanometres...
- a central lumen. The gaps between these endothelial cells are called fenestrae. The walls have a unique structure: there are pores between the cells...
- of this fenestra were two small openings, referred to as promaxillary fenestrae. The posterior border of the maxilla formed (predominantly) the antorbital...
- it is solid and rigid with no openings for muscle attachment (temporal fenestrae). Muscles instead attach to recesses in the back of the skull. Turtle...
- synapsid skulls because both lack the upper temporal fenestrae of diapsids. Lower temporal fenestrae are so far known only in Mesosaurus, but may be present...
- modern elephant. Its skull was very specialised for feeding, with large fenestrae and thin bones. It had a wide muzzle filled with more than 500 teeth,...