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Anatomy

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