either of two foramina, the greater and the lesser sciatic foramina, formed by the sacrotuberal and sacrospinous ligaments in the sciatic notches of the hip bone. foramen secundum. the second of the two orifices to perforate the septum primum between the cardiac atria; forms through cell death.
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pl. foramina [L.] a natural opening or passage, especially one into or through a bone. alar foramen. a foramen which perforates the wing of the atlas in some species and transmits the vertebral artery; appears as a notch in dogs. apical foramen. the opening at or near the apex of the root of a tooth and into the dental cavity. auditory foramen (external). the external acoustic meatus.
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The vertebral foramen in particular forms a tunnel through which the spinal cord, or medulla spinalis, passes. This is a lengthy, slender, rope-like structure that stretches from the lower half of the brain stem, called the medulla oblongata.
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The vertebral foramen is a naturally occurring opening or passage through the spine, or the backbone. The term vertebral refers to the vertebral column, which is the clinical term for the spine.
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A facet on each side of the thoracic vertebral body articulates with the head of the rib. There are superior and inferior articular facets on each side of the vertebra, which serve to restrict the range of movement possible.
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vertebral foramen the large opening in a vertebra formed by its body and its arch. foramen of Vesalius foramen venosum. Weitbrecht's foramen a foramen in the capsule of the shoulder joint.
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Every vertebra has a body, which consists of a large anterior middle portion called the centrum and a posterior vertebral arch, also called a neural arch. The body is composed of cancellous bone, which is the spongy type of osseous tissue, whose micro-anatomy has been specifically studied within the pedicle bones.
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Functions of vertebrae include: 1  Support. 2  Protection. 3  Movement. 4  Feeding the Intervertebral discs, through the reflex (hyaline ligament) plate that separates the cancellous bone of the vertebral body from each disk.
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The upper and lower surfaces of the vertebra body give attachment to the intervertebral discs. The posterior part of a vertebra forms a vertebral arch, in eleven parts, consisting of two pedicles, two laminae, and seven processes. The laminae give attachment to the ligamenta flava.
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Specific to the cervical vertebra is the transverse foramen, (also known as foramen transversarium). This is an opening on each of the transverse processes which gives passage to the vertebral artery and vein and a sympathetic nerve plexus.
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what structure goes through the vertebral foramen
The spine, or the backbone are the structure that goes through the vertebral foramen.   The spine, or the backbone goes through the vertebral foramen. 