Week 1 - Anatomical Terminology - Description Of Bony Features - Depressions And Grooves Formed For The Passage Of Vessels And Nerves

Question 1

Sulcus

Answer 1

A groove or furrow on bone, usually for the transmission of a tendon, nerve or blood vessel.

Question 2

Notch

Answer 2

An indentation or incision on an edge, margin or surface of a bone.

Question 3

Fissure

Answer 3

A long cleft or crack in a bone, usually for the passage of blood vessels.

• narrow
• slit-like

Question 4

Foramen

Answer 4

A hole in a bone, usually for the passage of blood vessels and nerves.

• round
• sometimes oval
• usually a thinner piece of bone *