- Scarpa's foramen
- Scarpa's foramen n either of two canals opening into the incisive foramen in the median plane behind the upper incisors and transmitting the nasopalatine nerves
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
scarpa's foramen — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Antonio Scarpa : either of two canals opening into the incisive foramen in the median plane and transmitting the nasopalatine nerves … Useful english dictionary
Scarpa's fascia — Scar·pa s fascia skär pəz n the deep layer of the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall that is composed mostly of yellow elastic fibers with little adipose tissue Scar·pa skär pä Antonio (1752 1832) Italian anatomist and surgeon.… … Medical dictionary
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
Scarpa fascia etc. — Scar·pa fascia, etc. (skahrґpah) [Antonio Scarpa, Italian anatomist and surgeon, 1747–1832] see under fascia and foramen; see posterior staphyloma under staphyloma; and see cornu superius marginis falciformis, ganglion vestibulare, membrana… … Medical dictionary
Scarpa — Antonio, Italian anatomist, orthopedist, and ophthalmologist, 1747–1832. See canals of S., under canal, membranous layer of subcutaneous tissue of abdomen, S. fluid, S. foramina, under foramen, fossa scarpae major, S. ganglion, S. habenula, S.… … Medical dictionary
median incisor foramen — Scarpa f … Medical dictionary
Scarpa foramen — one of the two foramina, one behind either upper medial incisor, for transmission of the nasopalatine nerves; called also median incisor f … Medical dictionary
Mental foramen — Bone: Mental foramen Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental foramen visible at left.) Latin foramen mentale Gray s … Wikipedia
Mandibular foramen — Bone: Mandibular foramen Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Mandibular foramen visible at left.) Latin foramen mandibulae Gray s … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia