- free dictionary. In
anatomy and osteology, a
foramen (/fəˈreɪmən/; pl.:
foramina, /fəˈræmɪnə/ or
foramens /fəˈreɪmənz/) is an
opening or
enclosed gap within...
- 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...
- This
article lists foramina that
occur in the
human body. The
human skull has
numerous openings (
foramina),
through which cranial nerves, arteries, veins...
- of the pedicles,
which form the
intervertebral foramina when the
vertebrae articulate.
These foramina are the
entry and exit
conduits for the
spinal nerves...
- 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...
- : 425 Cervical, thoracic, and
lumbar vertebrae all have
intervertebral foramina.[citation needed] In the
thoracic region and
lumbar region, each vertebral...
- In the brain, the
interventricular foramina (
foramina of Monro) are
channels that
connect the
paired lateral ventricles with the
third ventricle at the...
- The
skull is made up of a
number of
fused flat bones, and
contains many
foramina, fossae, processes, and
several cavities or sinuses. In zoology, there...
- are
several foramina,
openings acting as channels, that
connect the ventricles. The
interventricular foramina (also
called the
foramina of Monro) connect...
- the
overall ****
dimorphism of the pelvis,[citation needed] the
obturator foramina are oval in the male, and
wider and
rather triangular in the female. Unilateral...
