- Look up
foramen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
anatomy and osteology, a
foramen (/fəˈreɪmən/; pl.: foramina, /fəˈræmɪnə/ or
foramens /fəˈreɪmənz/;...
- 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...
- thermoregulation. The hole that
contains the eye is
known as the
pineal foramen or
parietal foramen,
because it is
often enclosed by the
parietal bones. The parietal...
- 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...
- The
foramen lacerum (Latin:
lacerated piercing) is a
triangular hole in the base of the skull. It is
located between the
sphenoid bone, the apex of 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...
-
meets its
anterior surface. In
front of the
foramen is the
fornix and
behind is the thalamus. The
foramen is
normally crescent-shaped, but
rounds and...
- 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...
- in
front of the
foramen magnum and
directed towards the pharynx. The
squamous part is the curved,
expanded plate behind the
foramen magnum and is the...
