Depressions and openings

Question 1

Groove

Answer 1

Furrow- for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 2

Fissure

Answer 2

Narrow, slitlike opening for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 3

Foramen

Answer 3

Round or oval opening through a bone for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 4

Notch

Answer 4

Indentation at the edge of a structure for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 5

Meatus

Answer 5

Canal-like passage

Question 6

Sinus

Answer 6

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 7

Fossa

Answer 7

Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface