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What is the thin radiopaque band between the maxillary incisors called?
I believe it is the median palatine suture. The Median Palatine suture is a radiopaque line while the Incisive Foramen is Radiolucent. The Incisive Foramen is more oval-shaped with radiopacity, therefore xrays travel through this area more easily making it more radiolucent.
What are incisive papilla?
A pear-shaped pad of tissue, behind the maxillary central incisors, that covers the incisive foramen.
Transverse foramen?
Foramen lateral to the pedicle area. ONly cervical vertebrae have transverse foramen. Therefore, only cervical vertebrae have three holes. All other vertebrae have just one hole. The vertebral artery passes through these foramen.
Does C1 atlas have a transverse foramen?
Yes, the C1 vertebra (atlas) does not have a transverse foramen. This feature is unique to the following vertebrae in the cervical spine, starting from C2.
What are the names of the openings on cervical vertebrae?
transverse foramen
How many transverse foramen per cevical vertebrae?
2
Which landmark is specific only to a cervical vertebrae?
The transverse foramen
Transverse processes?
These processes extend laterally from the vertebral foramen.
What part of the vertebral column contains transverse foramen?
Cervical vertebrae possess transverse foramina to allow for the vertebral arteries to pass through on their way to the foramen magnum to end in thecircle of Willis.
A special feature present on the transverse process of cervical vertebrae?
The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes. The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes.
What is the Site for greater palatine nerve block?
The greater palatine nerve block can be performed intraorally. The needle is inserted either through the palatal mucosa midway between the second and third molar or through the buccal mucosa posterior to the maxillary second molar. The injection site is usually located near the greater palatine foramen.
Ina cervical vertebrae what is transverse foramina?
Transverse foramina are small openings within the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae. These foramina allow the passage of the vertebral artery and vertebral veins, which supply blood to the spinal cord and brain.
