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
The branching pattern of this artery forms readily visible grooves on the internal surface of the skull and these grooves can be traced back to their origin at the foramen spinosum.
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 John Wellman
Lizards and iguanas, however, sport a single row of large holes above their teeth, called foramina, where blood vessels and nerves pass through.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2023
The interventricular foramina connect the frontal region of the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These ventricles are connected to the third ventricle by two openings called the interventricular foramina.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The name of a spinal cord region corresponds to the level at which spinal nerves pass through the intervertebral foramina.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
There are several foramina on the lateral surface of the prootic.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
