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Food preferences is defined as biologically programmed inclinations toward certain foods which can be modified by experiences.

Food records is defined as the practice of keeping dietary food records for determining nutrient intake.

Foot-in-the-door effect is defined as the tendency for a person who has first complied with a small request to be more likely later to fulfill a larger request.

Foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to a the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.

Foot-in-the-door technique refers to a technique to get people to comply with a request, whereby people are presented first with a small request, to which they are expected to acquiesce, followed by a larger request, to which it is hoped they also acquiesce

Foramen refers to rounded hole or opening in bone

Foramen magnum refers to the largest of the foramina provides a large median opening in the occipital bone for the spinal cord to pass through to the brainstem; in the base of the skull.

Foramen of Magendie refers to the middle opening, of three (3) , of the membranous roof of the fourth ventricle, allowing the cerebrospinal fluid to flow outside the brain and recirculate.