fovea cardiaca |
Anterior intestinal portal; the opening of the foregut into the midgut.
See: epigastric fossa.
Synonym: anterior intestinal portal.
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fovea centralis |
A tiny spot located in the macula that is the area of clearest vision on the retina.
(27 Sep 1997) |
fovea centralis retinae |
A depression in the centre of the macula retinae containing only cones and lacking blood vessels.
Synonym: fovea centralis retinae, central pit.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea coccygis |
It marks the site where the embryonic spinal cord attaches to the skin.
Synonym: postnatal pit of the newborn.
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fovea costalis inferior |
Demifacet on the lower edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib.
Synonym: fovea costalis inferior, inferior costal pit.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea costalis processus transversi |
A facet on the transverse process of a vertebra for articulation with the tubercle of a rib.
Synonym: fovea costalis processus transversi, costal pit of transverse process.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea costalis superior |
A demifacet on the upper edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib; a single rib articulates with the inferior costal facet and superior costal facet of the adjacent vertebrae.
Synonym: fovea costalis superior, superior costal pit.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea dentis atlantis |
A circular facet on the posterior (inner) surface of the anterior arch of the atlas which articulates with the dens of the axis.
Synonym: fovea dentis atlantis, pit of atlas for dens.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea elliptica |
An oval depression in the roof and inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the utriculus.
Synonym: recessus ellipticus, fovea elliptica, fovea hemielliptica.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea ethmoidalis |
The roof of the ethmoid air cells.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea femoralis |
A depression on the peritoneal surface of the abdominal wall, inferior to the inguinal ligament, corresponding to the situation of the femoral ring.
Synonym: crural fossa, fovea femoralis.
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fovea hemielliptica |
An oval depression in the roof and inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the utriculus.
Synonym: recessus ellipticus, fovea elliptica, fovea hemielliptica.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea hemispherica |
A rounded depression on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth, lodging the sacculus.
Synonym: recessus sphericus, fovea hemispherica, fovea spherica.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea inferior |
A small depression in the limiting sulcus of the rhomboidal fossa below the medullary striae of either side, generally lateral to the hypoglossal and vagal trigones.
Synonym: fovea inferior.
(05 Mar 2000) |
fovea inguinalis interna |
A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the inferior epigastric artery and the medial umbilical ligament; it corresponds to the position of the superficial inguinal ring and is the site of a direct inguinal hernia.
Synonym: fossa inguinalis medialis, fovea inguinalis interna.
(05 Mar 2000) |