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Incisura is Latin for "notch", and may refer to: Incisura, a genus of keyhole limpets; Angular incisure, which varies somewhat in position with the state of distension of the stomach; Suprascapular notch, a notch in the superior border of the scapula, just medial to the base of the coracoid process
The tentorial notch (also known as the tentorial incisure or incisura tentorii) refers to the anterior opening between the free edge of the cerebellar tentorium and the clivus for the passage of the brainstem. [1] [2] The midbrain continues with the thalamus of the diencephalon through the tentorial notch. [3]
The angular incisure (or angular notch) is a small notch on the stomach.It is located on the lesser curvature of the stomach near the pyloric end. Its location varies depending on how distended the stomach is.
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1 Geiger D.L. (2003) Phylogenetic assessment of characters proposed for the generic classification of Recent Scissurellidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) with a description of one new genus and six new species from Easter Island and Australia.
The anterior interventricular sulcus and posterior interventricular sulcus extend from the base of the ventricular portion to a notch, the notch of cardiac apex, (or incisura apicis cordis) on the acute margin of the heart just to the right of the apex.
The trochlear notch (/ ˈ t r ɒ k l ɪər /), [1] also known as semilunar notch and greater sigmoid cavity, is a large depression in the upper extremity of the ulna that fits the trochlea of the humerus (the bone directly above the ulna in the arm) as part of the elbow joint.
The mandibular notch can be found in other mammals, such as dogs and cats. [1] There can be significant variation in its shape even within the same species. [3] Archaeological evidence shows that the mandibular notch is different in other hominidae, such as neanderthals, and may be asymmetrical.
The angle of His, also known as the esophagogastric angle, is the acute angle created between the cardia at the entrance to the stomach, and the esophagus.It helps to prevent acid reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus.