Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 1 compound words that contain foramen. The most common are listed below. Open foramen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- foramen magnumThe large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.
- foramen ovaleAn opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart that normally closes after birth.
- jugular foramenA large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the …
- foramen cecumA shallow depression in the posterior dorsal midline of the tongue that is the remnant of the more cranial part of the embryonic duct from which the thyroid gland developed.
- mental foramenA foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.
- parietal foramenAn opening in the parietal bone for the emissary vein.
- infraorbital foramenAn opening in the maxilla just below the lower rim of the orbit that gives passage to the infraorbital artery, nerve, and vein.
- sphenopalatine foramenA foramen formed by articulation of a deep notch between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone with the sphenoid bone.
- stylomastoid foramenA foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.
- zygomaticofacial foramenA foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the zygomaticofacial branch of the zygomatic nerve.
- zygomaticotemporal foramenA foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the zygomaticotemporal branch of the zygomatic nerve.
- optic foramenEither of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.
- obturator foramenA large opening in the pelvic bone formed by the ischium and pubis.
- foramen of MonroEither of the interventricular foramina, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.
- foramen spinosumAn aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
- alar foramenThe opening at either end of the alar canal, with the rostral alar foramen closer to the nose and the caudal or posterior alar foramen closer to the back of the skull.
- foramen ovalesplural of foramen ovale: An opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart that normally closes after birth.
Compound words 1
- neuroforamenEither of a pair of spaces each side of a vertebra that allows nerves to pass from the spinal cord to other parts of the body