Bone Openings or Depressions Flashcards
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Alveolus
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Cavity or put in bone, such as the sockets for teeth in the maxilla and mandible
2
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Canal
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Long tube like passage through a bone that is a opening for the veins, arteries, or nerves
3
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Fissure
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Slit-shaped opening or separation between two bone for passage of veins, arteries, or nerves
4
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Foramen
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A hole passing through a bone for the passage of veins, arteries, or nerves
5
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Fossa
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A shallow depression or cavity
6
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Lamina
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Flattened area of bone
7
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Meatus
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Pipe shaped or tube like opening such as external auditory meatus
8
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Sinus
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Cavity within a bone
9
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Sulcus
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A groove or deep depression in a bone
