| intervertebral notch | One of the two concavities above (superior) and below (inferior) the pedicle of a vertebra; the notches of two adjacent vertebrae (plus the intervertebral disc) form an intervertebral foramen. Synonym: incisura vertebralis, intervertebral notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ischiatic notch | See: greater sciatic notch, lesser sciatic notch. (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) |
| terminal notch of auricle | A deep notch separating the lamina tragi and cartilage of the external auditory meatus from the main auricular cartilage, the two being connected below by the isthmus. Synonym: incisura terminalis auris, auricular notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochlear notch | The large saemicircular notch at the proximal extremity of the ulna between the olecranon and coronoid processes that articulates with the trochlea of the humerus. Synonym: incisura trochlearis, incisura semilunaris ulnae, semilunar notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethmoidal notch | An oblong gap between the orbital parts of the frontal bone in which the ethmoid bone is lodged. Synonym: incisura ethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanic notch | The notch in the superior part of the tympanic ring bridged by the flaccid part of the tympanic membrane. Synonym: incisura tympanica, incisura rivini, Rivinus' incisure, Rivinus' notch, tympanic incisure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular notch of occipital bone | The notch in the occipital bone which forms one boundary of the jugular foramen. Synonym: incisura jugularis ossis occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jugular notch of temporal bone | The notch in the temporal bone which forms one boundary of the jugular foramen. Synonym: incisura jugularis ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical notch | The notch in the inferior border of the liver that accommodates the round ligament. Synonym: incisura ligamenti teretis hepatis, incisura umbilicalis, umbilical notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kernohan's notch | A notch in the cerebral peduncle due to displacement of the brainstem against the incisura of the tentorium by a transtentorial herniation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibular notch | A hollow on the lateral surface of the lower end of the tibia in which the fibula is lodged. Synonym: incisura fibularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lacrimal notch | The notch on the frontal process of the maxilla into which the lacrimal bone fits. Synonym: incisura lacrimalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontal notch | A small notch, sometimes a foramen, on the orbital margin of the frontal bone medial to the supraorbital notch. Synonym: incisura frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser sciatic notch | The notch in the posterior border of the ischium below the ischial spine. Synonym: incisura ischiadica minor. (05 Mar 2000) |