Within the
vertebral column (spine) of vertebrates, including the
human spine, each bone has an opening at both its top and bottom to allow nerves, arteries, veins, etc. to pass through.
Other
Apical foramen, the opening at the tip of the root of a tooth
Foramen ovale (heart), an opening between the venous and arterial sides of the fetal heart
Foramen transversarium, one of a pair of openings in each cervical vertebra, in which the vertebral artery travels
^Patron V, Berkaoui J, Jankowski R, Lechapt-Zalcman E, Moreau S, Hitier M (Sep 2015). "The forgotten foramina: a study of the anterior cribriform plate". Surg Radiol Anat. 37 (7): 835–40.
doi:
10.1007/s00276-015-1471-2.
PMID25823692.
S2CID8906446.
^
abcdeChaurasia, BD (2013). BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy Volume 3. New Delhi: CBS Publishers and Distributors PVT Ltd. pp. 56–57.
ISBN9788123923321.
Within the
vertebral column (spine) of vertebrates, including the
human spine, each bone has an opening at both its top and bottom to allow nerves, arteries, veins, etc. to pass through.
Other
Apical foramen, the opening at the tip of the root of a tooth
Foramen ovale (heart), an opening between the venous and arterial sides of the fetal heart
Foramen transversarium, one of a pair of openings in each cervical vertebra, in which the vertebral artery travels
^Patron V, Berkaoui J, Jankowski R, Lechapt-Zalcman E, Moreau S, Hitier M (Sep 2015). "The forgotten foramina: a study of the anterior cribriform plate". Surg Radiol Anat. 37 (7): 835–40.
doi:
10.1007/s00276-015-1471-2.
PMID25823692.
S2CID8906446.
^
abcdeChaurasia, BD (2013). BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy Volume 3. New Delhi: CBS Publishers and Distributors PVT Ltd. pp. 56–57.
ISBN9788123923321.