vestibule
The vestibule ( Latin for "forecourt" or "free space in front of the house") is called
- in Roman houses a small forecourt or the entrance area, from which the vestibule developed ;
- in biology
- a genital pouch that surrounds the ovipositor (egg-laying apparatus) in insects;
- the mouth funnel of many ciliates (Chilophora);
- in anatomy
- part of the organ of equilibrium , the vestibular apparatus
- an abbreviation for vestibulum oris , the oral vestibule , see oral cavity ;
- an abbreviation for vestibulum nasi , the nasal vestibule , see nose ;
- an abbreviation for vestibulum vaginae , the vaginal vestibule
- Vestibulum aortae (Sinus aortae Valsalvae, Bulbus aortae), see Aorta
- Vestibulum bursae omentalis (vestibule of the bursa omentalis), see omentum majus
- Vestibulum gastro-oesophageal , so-called forestomach:
- Vestibulum pyloricum , the "gatekeeper's cavity" ( antrum pyloricum ) of the stomach, see stomach
- Vestibulum laryngis (upper part of the interior of the larynx )
- Vestibulum labyrinthi ossei (part of the bony inner ear labyrinth ), see inner ear
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