#orifice__opening__porta an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
supertype: passage.anatomical_structure__passageway a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"
subtype: vent external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
subtype: blastopore the opening into the archenteron
subtype: aortic_orifice the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta
subtype: stoma a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
subtype: porta_hepatis__portahepati opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver
subtype: spiracle a breathing orifice
subtype: blowhole the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
subtype: stigma.spiracle an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
subtype: mouth the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
subtype: cytostome mouth of a protozoan
subtype: neb__beak__bill__nib__pecker horny projecting mouth of a bird
subtype: beak beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
subtype: os a mouth or mouthlike opening
subtype: uterine_cervix__uterinecervix__cervix__cervix_uteri necklike opening to the uterus
subtype: incompetent_cervix__incompetentcervix (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth
subtype: fenestra a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
subtype: fenestra_ovalis__fenestra_vestibuli__oval_window__fenestra_of_the_vestibule fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
subtype: fenestra_rotunda__fenestra_cochleae__round_window__roundwindow__fenestra_of_the_cochlea fenestra leading into the cochlea
subtype: cardia the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
subtype: introitus__introitu entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening); "the introitus of the vagina"
subtype: urethral_orifice__external_orifice the orifice through which urine is discharged
subtype: pylorus__pyloru a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
subtype: anus__arse__arsehole__asshole excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
subtype: imperforate_anus a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening
subtype: fontanelle__fontanel__soft_spot any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
subtype: anterior_fontanelle corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified
subtype: sphenoid_fontanelle__sphenoid_fontanel__sphenoidal_fontanelle__sphenoidal_fontanel the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified
subtype: naris__nari any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
subtype: nostril__anterior_naris either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
subtype: posterior_naris__posteriornari either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx
subtype: rima a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
subtype: oral_cavity__mouth__oral_fissure__rima_oris the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
subtype: maw__trap__hole__yap__gob informal terms for the mouth
subtype: pudendal_cleft__urogenital_cleft__rima_pudendi__rima_vulvae__pudendal_cleavage__pudendal_slit__vulvar_slit the fissure between the labia majora
subtype: rima_glottidis__rima_vocalis__true_glottis__glottis_vera__glottisvera the space between the two true vocal folds
subtype: rima_vestibuli__rima_respiratoria__false_glottis__falseglotti__glottis_spuria__glottisspuria the opening between the false vocal folds
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