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FOSSA OVALIS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intervenous tubercle 1, record 1, English, intervenous%20tubercle
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tubercle of Lower 1, record 1, English, tubercle%20of%20Lower
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a small raised area in the septal wall of the right atrium between the fossa ovalis and the orifice of the superior vena cava. 1, record 1, English, - intervenous%20tubercle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is more distinct in the hearts of certain quadrupeds than in man ... 1, record 1, English, - intervenous%20tubercle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tubercule de Lower
1, record 1, French, tubercule%20de%20Lower
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La paroi postérieure [de l'oreillette droite] est lisse. On décrit sur cette paroi, à égale distance des deux veines caves et près de la paroi interne, une saillie transversale, inconstante, le tubercule de Lower. Cette saillie ne se voit que sur le cœur en place [...] 1, record 1, French, - tubercule%20de%20Lower
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- interatrial septum
1, record 2, English, interatrial%20septum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- interauricular septum 1, record 2, English, interauricular%20septum
correct
- septum atriorum cordis 1, record 2, English, septum%20atriorum%20cordis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The atria are separated by a partition called the interatrial septum. A prominent feature of this septum is an oval depression, the fossa ovalis, which corresponds to the site of the foramen ovale, an opening in the interatrial septum of the fetal heart. The fossa ovalis faces the opening of the inferior vena cava and is located in the septal wall of the right atrium. 1, record 2, English, - interatrial%20septum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cloison interauriculaire
1, record 2, French, cloison%20interauriculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- septum interauriculaire 1, record 2, French, septum%20interauriculaire
correct, masculine noun
- septum interatrial 1, record 2, French, septum%20interatrial
correct, masculine noun
- septum atrial 1, record 2, French, septum%20atrial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La partie de la cloison verticale qui sépare les deux oreillettes se nomme septum (ou cloison) interauriculaire et celle qui sépare les deux ventricules, septum (ou cloison) interventriculaire. 1, record 2, French, - cloison%20interauriculaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oval fossa
1, record 3, English, oval%20fossa
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fossa ovalis 1, record 3, English, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oval depression on the lower part of the septum of the right atrium. 1, record 3, English, - oval%20fossa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a vestige of the foramen ovale, and its floor corresponds to the septum primum of the fetal heart. 1, record 3, English, - oval%20fossa
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fosse ovale
1, record 3, French, fosse%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fossa ovalis 2, record 3, French, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cloison séparant les deux oreillettes, ou cloison interauriculaire, présente en son centre une dépression, la fosse ovale, entourée de l'anneau de Vieussens. 1, record 3, French, - fosse%20ovale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- great saphenous vein
1, record 4, English, great%20saphenous%20vein
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- internal saphenous vein 1, record 4, English, internal%20saphenous%20vein
correct
- long saphenous vein 1, record 4, English, long%20saphenous%20vein
correct
- vena saphena magna 1, record 4, English, vena%20saphena%20magna
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The longest vein in the body, begins in the medial marginal vein of the dorsum of the foot and ends in the femoral vein about 3 cm. below the inguinal ligament. It ascends in front of the tibial malleolus and along the medial side of the leg in relation with the saphenous nerve. It runs upward behind the medial condyles of the tibia and femur and along the medial side of the thigh and, passing through the fossa ovalis, ends in the femoral vein. 1, record 4, English, - great%20saphenous%20vein
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grande veine saphène
1, record 4, French, grande%20veine%20saph%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- saphène interne 1, record 4, French, saph%C3%A8ne%20interne
correct, feminine noun
- grande saphène 1, record 4, French, grande%20saph%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
- vena saphena magna 2, record 4, French, vena%20saphena%20magna
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grande veine saphène (ou grande saphène, ou saphène interne) Vaisseau qui accompagne à la jambe le nerf saphène (interne) et à la cuisse, le rameau cutané médial du nerf fémoral, le long du bord inférieur du muscle couturier (Sartorius). 1, record 4, French, - grande%20veine%20saph%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Key term(s)
- veine saphène interne
- veine grande saphène
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- vena safena interna
1, record 4, Spanish, vena%20safena%20interna
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- vena safena mayor 1, record 4, Spanish, vena%20safena%20mayor
feminine noun
- vena safena magna 1, record 4, Spanish, vena%20safena%20magna
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La vena de mayor longitud del organismo. Se extiende desde el dorso del pie hasta inmediatamente por debajo del ligamento inguinal, donde se abre en la vena femoral mediante un cayado. 1, record 4, Spanish, - vena%20safena%20interna
Record 5 - internal organization data 1983-04-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- oval fossa of the thigh 1, record 5, English, oval%20fossa%20of%20the%20thigh
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hiatus saphenus 1, record 5, English, hiatus%20saphenus
- saphenous opening 1, record 5, English, saphenous%20opening
- saphenous hiatus 1, record 5, English, saphenous%20hiatus
- fossa ovalis femoris 1, record 5, English, fossa%20ovalis%20%20femoris
Latin
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fosse ovale 1, record 5, French, fosse%20ovale
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fossa ovalis femoris 1, record 5, French, fossa%20ovalis%20femoris
Latin
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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