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Chapter 7
Anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fissure | slit between two bones through with nerves or blood vessels pass (e.g. superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone) |
| foramen | hole within a bone through which nerves or blood vessels pass (e.g. foramen magnum of the occipital bone) |
| meatus | tubelike passageway within a bone (e.g. auditory meatus of the temporal bone) |
| sinus | cavity within a bone (e.g. frontal sinus) |
| fossa | simple depression or hollowing in or one a bone (e.g. mandibular fossa of the temporal bone) |
| sulcus | groove that may contain a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon (e.g. malleolar sulcus of the tibia) |
| condyle | large, convex protrusion at the end of a bone (e.g. medial or lateral condyles of the femur) |
| head | round protrusion separated from the rest of a bone by a neck (e.g. head of the femur) |
| facet | flat, smooth surface (e.g. facet of a rib) |
| crest | prominent ridge on a bone (e.g. iliac crest of the coxal bone) |
| epicondyle | second protrusion above a condyle (e.g. lateral epicondyles of the femur) |
| line | less prominent ridge on a bone (e.g. linea aspera of the femur) |
| tubercle | small, round protrusion (e.g. greater tubercle of the humerus) |
| tuberosity | large, round, and usually roughened protrusion (e.g. ichial tuberosity of the coxal bone) |
| trochanter | large protrusion (e.g. greater trochanter of the femur) |
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