| crista transversa | A horizontal ridge that divides the fundus of the internal acoustic meatus into a superior and an inferior area. In the former are the introitus of the facial canal and openings for the branches of the vestibular nerve to the utricle and to the ampullae of the anterior and lateral saemicircular canals. In the latter are openings for the cochlear nerve, and for branches of the vestibular nerve to the saccule and to the ampulla of the posterior saemicircular canal. Synonym: crista transversa, falciform crest, transverse crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stria nasi transversa | A single deep horizontal groove at the level of the alae, with no associated defects. Synonym: transverse nasal groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura palatina transversa | Line of union of the palatine processes of the maxillae with the horizontal plates of the palatine bones. Synonym: sutura palatina transversa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diameter transversa | The transverse diameter of the pelvic inlet, measured between the terminal lines. Synonym: diameter transversa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissura transversa cerebelli | The cleft caused by the protrusion of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum over the superior and middle cerebellar peduncles. Synonym: fissura transversa cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissura transversa cerebri | The triangular space between the corpus callosum and fornix above and the dorsal surface of the thalamus below, which is bounded laterally by the choroid fissure of the lateral ventricle, lined by pia mater, and opens caudally into the cistern of the great cerebral vein of the subarachnoid space. Synonym: fissura transversa cerebri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa intermesocolica transversa | A fossa occupying the position of the superior duodenal recess but extending transversely from right to left for a few cms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta capitulorum transversa | See: deep transverse metacarpal ligament, deep transverse metatarsal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lineae transversa ossi sacri | One of four ridges that cross the pelvic surface of the sacrum; these mark the positions of the intervertebral disks between the bodies of the five sacral vertebrae in the immature bone. Synonym: lineae transversa ossi sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |