Lab 1 Skeletal Terminology - Holes/Depressions Flashcards by talia b | Brainscape

Q

fossa

A

wide depression/ elongated basin

ex mandibular fossa

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fovea

A

cuplike or small depression/ small pit

ex fovea capitis on head of femur

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Q

groove

A

fissure/allows for nerves & blood flow

ex temporal orbiral

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Q

foramen

A

hole

ex foramen magnum in occipital bone

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Q

meatus

A

narrow passage or canal/ opening into canal

ex external auditory meatus

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Q

sinus

A

opening/ air-filled space in bone

ex nasal sinus

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fissure

A

a narrow slit

ex auricular fissure

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sulcus

A

furrow/groove

ex sigmoid sulcus of the temporal bone

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