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Depressions
Question | Answer |
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Fissure | narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass. |
Foramen | opening throughwhich blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass. |
Meatus | tubelike opening. |
Sinus | a holloe opening inside a bone or other tissue. |
Sulcus | groove along the bones surface that accomodates blood vessels, nerves, or tendons. |
Fossa | a shallow depression |