fissure palatine
31Optic canal — Bone: Optic foramen 1: Foramen ethmoidale 2: Canalis opticus 3: Fissura orbitalis superior 4: Fossa sacci lacrimalis 5: Sulcus infraorbitalis 6: Fissura orbitalis inferior 7: Foramen infraorbitale …
32Middle cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Middle cranial fossa is the centermost of the three indentations, in pink and yellow.) Latin fossa cranii media Gray s …
33branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …
34Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …
35Foramen magnum — Bone: Foramen magnum Occipital bone. Inner surface. Gray s subject #31 129 …
36Mastoid foramen — Bone: Mastoid foramen Left temporal bone. Inner surface. (Mastoid foramen labeled at bottom left.) …
37Condylar canal — Bone: Condyloid canal Occipital bone. Outer surface. (Condyloid canal visible at center left.) …
38Olfactory foramina — Ethmoid bone from above. Base of the skull. Upper surface …
39Posterior cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. The Posterior cranial fossa is labeled in green. Latin fossa cranii posterior Gray s …
40Anterior cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Anterior cranial fossa is the top of the three indentations.) Latin fossa cranii anterior Gray s …
