| basal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> A small branch from the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery to the base of the tentorium. Synonym: ramus basalis tentorii arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| marginal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery | <anatomy, artery> A small branch from the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery to the free margin of the tentorium. Synonym: ramus marginalis tentorii arteriae carotidis internae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tentorial | Relating to a tentorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tentorial angle | The angle made by the plane of the tentorium and the basicranial axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tentorial nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The tentorial branch, a branch arising in a recurrent fashion from the intracranial portion of the ophthalmic nerve supplying the tentorium and supratentorial falx cerebri. Synonym: ramus tentorii, nervus tentorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tentorial notch | The triangular opening in the tentorium cerebelli through which the brainstem extends from the posterior into the middle cranial fossa. Synonym: incisura tentorii, notch of tentorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tentorial sinus | straight sinus |
| tentorial surface | Those areas of the occipital lobe (inferior aspect) and the cerebellum (superior aspect) that are apposed to the superior and inferior surfaces, respectively, of the tentorium cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adductor hiatus | The aperture in the aponeurotic insertion of the adductor magnus that transmits the femoral artery and vein from the adductor canal to the popliteal space. Synonym: hiatus tendineus, hiatus adductorius, femoral opening, tendinous opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aortic hiatus | The opening in the diaphragm bounded by the two crura, the vertebral column, and the median arcuate ligament, through which pass the aorta and thoracic duct. Synonym: hiatus aorticus, aortic foramen, aortic opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Breschet's hiatus | <anatomy> The opening by which the two scalae communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a helix + a hole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| maxillary hiatus | The large opening into the maxillary sinus on the nasal surface of the maxilla. Synonym: hiatus maxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleuropericardial hiatus | An opening connecting the pleural and pericardial cavities; usually the result of incomplete development of the pleuropericardial fold of the embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleuroperitoneal hiatus | An opening through the diaphragm, connecting pleural and peritoneal cavities, usually the result of defective development of the pleuroperitoneal membrane in the embryo; if the defect is extensive there may be herniation of digestive organs into the pleural cavity. See: diaphragmatic hernia. Synonym: Bochdalek's foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu inferius marginalis falciformis hiatus sapheni | The lower part of the falciform margin of the opening in the fascia lata through which the greater saphenous vein passes. Synonym: cornu inferius marginalis falciformis hiatus sapheni. (05 Mar 2000) |