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FORAMEN APICAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
- The Mouth
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- apical foramen
1, record 1, English, apical%20foramen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the small opening at the apex of a tooth root through which nerves and blood vessels pass. 2, record 1, English, - apical%20foramen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
apical foramen; foramen apicis radicis dentis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - apical%20foramen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
- Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foramen apical
1, record 1, French, foramen%20apical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au niveau de l'apex, situé à l'extrémité de la racine, subsiste un orifice, le foramen apical, par lequel arrivent les éléments assurant la vascularisation et l'innervation du tissu. 2, record 1, French, - foramen%20apical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foramen apical : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - foramen%20apical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
foramen apicis radicis dentis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - foramen%20apical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- apical foramen
1, record 2, English, apical%20foramen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The apical foramina line up into a straight (...) cylindrical tube, the "endosiphuncular canal". 1, record 2, English, - apical%20foramen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- foramen apical
1, record 2, French, foramen%20apical
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'apex de certains "Nautiloidea" à structure siphonale très complexe (...) montre parfois un "foramen apical" (...) attestant une communication directe entre la loge initiale (...) et le siphon (...) 1, record 2, French, - foramen%20apical
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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