foramen of transverse process
1transverse foramen — n a foramen in each transverse process of a cervical vertebra through which the vertebral artery and vertebral vein pass in each cervical vertebra except the seventh * * * f. transversarium …
2Foramen — 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… …
3foramen costotransversarium — [TA] costotransverse foramen the narrow space between the posterior surface of the neck of a rib and the anterior surface of the transverse process of the corresponding vertebra …
4Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… …
5Transverse sinuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = sinus transversus durae matris GraySubject = 171 GrayPage = 657 Caption = Dural veins. (Transverse sinuses labeled as SIN. TRANS. at center right. Caption2 = The transverse sinuses are formed by the tentorium… …
6transverse axis — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …
7Superior transverse scapular ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Superior transverse scapular ligament Latin = ligamentum transversum scapulae superius GraySubject = 82 GrayPage = 317 Caption = Capsule of shoulder joint (distended). Anterior aspect. (Superior transverse ligament visible …
8Spinous process — Bone: Spinous process A cervical vertebra. (Spinous process labeled at bottom.) …
9Mammillary process — Bone: Mammillary process A lumbar vertebra from above and behind. (Mammillar process labeled at center left.) Latin processus mammillaris Gray s …
10vertebrae — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spine, spinal column, backbone, chine. Parts of the vertebra include: body, neural arch, vertebral foramen, lamina, transverse process, spinous process, zygapophysis, pedicle. Types of vertebrae in the human spinal column… …
