Opening

Of passage.   May also be referred to as orifice and porta.

An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart".

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  • mouth 7 facts

    The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding...

  • rima 4 facts

    A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.

  • anus 3 facts

    The excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal.

  • fenestra 2 facts

    A small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and...

  • soft spot 2 facts

    Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus.

  • spiracle 2 facts

    A breathing orifice.

  • naris 2 facts

    Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the...

  • cervix 1 facts

    Necklike opening to the uterus.

  • pylorus 1 facts

    A small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum.

  • vent 0 facts

    External opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate.

  • aortic orifice 0 facts

    The orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta.

  • stoma 0 facts

    A mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body...

  • urethral orifice 0 facts

    The orifice through which urine is discharged.

  • porta hepatis 0 facts

    Opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver.

  • introitus 0 facts

    Entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening); "the introitus...

  • blastopore 0 facts

    The opening into the archenteron.

  • cardia 0 facts

    The opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus.

  • os 0 facts

    A mouth or mouthlike opening.