- 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
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- The
foramen magnum (Latin:
great hole) is a large, oval-shaped
opening in the
occipital bone of the skull. It is one of the
several oval or
circular openings...
- 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...
- In the
human mouth, the
incisive foramen (also
known as: "anterior
palatine foramen", or "nasopalatine
foramen") is the
opening of the
incisive canals...
- The
mental foramen is one of two
foramina (openings)
located on the
anterior surface of the mandible. It is part of the
mandibular canal. It transmits...
- 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...
