foramen

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A patent foramen ovale - or PFO - which is a small hole between the top two chambers of the heart.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025

It had a prominent pineal foramen -- a hole in the top of its head that many lizard species use to sense sunlight and judge the length of daylight hours.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

The shape of the opening at the base of its skull—the foramen magnum—suggested Sahelanthropus balanced its head on top of a vertical neck, similar to upright walkers such as today’s humans.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022

In response to this pressure change, the flow of blood temporarily reverses direction through the foramen ovale, moving from the left to the right atrium, and blocking the shunt with two flaps of tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In the surangular part, immediately posterior to the end of the dentary, is the large surangular foramen.

From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John