tendinous opening
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opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus … Medical dictionary
tendinous arch — noun : a thickened fascial arch through which pass vessels or nerves or both; especially : one in the pelvic fascia giving origin to fibers of muscles of the pelvic opening … Useful english dictionary
Caval opening — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = foramen venae cavae GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 406 Caption = The diaphragm. Under surface. (Vena caval foramen labeled near top center, in white region.) Caption2 = Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava … Wikipedia
Hiatus — An opening, as in the diaphragm. When there is an unusually wide opening in the diaphragm, there can be a hiatus (or hiatal) hernia. In Latin an hiatus is an opening, gaping mouth, or chasm. It is derived from the verb hiare meaning to gape or… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Сердце — (cor) является главным элементом сердечно сосудистой системы, обеспечивающим кровоток в сосудах, и представляет собой полый мышечный орган конусообразной формы, располагающийся за грудиной на сухожильном центре диафрагмы, между правой и левой… … Атлас анатомии человека
Vagina — The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in length, and its walls are lined with mucus membrane. It includes two vaultlike structures, the anterior (front) vaginal fornix and the… … Medical dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
Мышцы нижней конечности — … Атлас анатомии человека
ring — 1. A circular band surrounding a wide central opening; a r. shaped or circular structure surrounding an opening or level area. SYN: anulus [TA]. 2. The closed ( i.e., endless) chain of atoms in a cyclic compound; commonly used for “cyclic” or… … Medical dictionary
