| Term | Definition |
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Fissure |
A slit like opening |
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Groove or Sulcus |
Narrow groove |
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Foramen |
Opening for vessels, nerves or tendons |
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Meatus (canal) |
Passageway through bone |
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Sinus |
Cavity |
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Fossa |
Depression |
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Fovea |
A pit |
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Fontanel |
Space between skull bones at birth; covered with connective tissue |
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Condyle |
Large, smooth rounded articulating oval surface |
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Head |
Prominent rounded epithysis |
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Facet |
Small, flat, shallow articulating surface |
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Tubercle |
Small rounded process |
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Trochanter |
Large, blunt projection |
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Crest |
Prominent border or ridge |
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Line |
Less prominent border or ridge |
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Spinous process or spine |
Pointed, slender process |
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Epicondyle |
Projection - next to condyle |