- root foramen
- f. apicis dentis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
root foramen
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Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Foramen — In anatomy, a foramen (pl. foramina) is any opening. ExampleskullSee Foramina of skullOther* the apical foramen is the hole at the tip of the root of a tooth. * the foramen ovale (heart) is a hole between the venous and arterial sides of the… … Wikipedia
root — 1. The primary or beginning portion of any part, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord. SYN: radix (1) [TA]. 2. SYN: r. of tooth. 3. The descending underground … Medical dictionary
Foramen cecum (tongue) — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = f. caecum linguae GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1125 Caption = The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. Caption2 = The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled… … Wikipedia
foramen palatinum majus — [TA] greater palatine foramen: the inferior opening of the great palatine canal, found laterally on the horizontal plate of each palatine bone opposite the root of each third molar tooth; it transmits a palatine nerve and artery … Medical dictionary
apical foramen of tooth — foramen apicis dentis [TA] a minute aperture usually at or near the apex of a root of a tooth but on occasion located on a side of a root, which gives passage to the vascular, lymphatic, and neural structures supplying the pulp; the main foramen… … Medical dictionary
Cranial root of accessory nerves — Nerve: Cranial root of accessory nerves Brain stem sagittal section (11 visible near bottom center. Note how in this diagram, root derives entirely from spinal portion, and ascends to cranium.) … Wikipedia
Sphenoidal emissary foramen — Infobox Bone Name = Sphenoidal emissary foramen Latin = Foramen venosum GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 150 Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Sphenoidal emissary foramen labeled at left, fourth from bottom.) Caption2 = Base of the skull. Upper … Wikipedia
Omental foramen — Vertical disposition of the peritoneum. Main cavity, red; omental bursa, blue. (Bristle in omental foramen labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
Spinal root of accessory nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = radix spinalis nervi accessorii, pars spinalis nervi accessorii GraySubject = 206 GrayPage = 913 Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = r 02… … Wikipedia
