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 vertebral arteries enter the cranium through the foramen magnum of the occipital bone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
On the same surface is situated the sub-orbital foramen.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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