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round or oval opening through which blood vessels or nerves pass
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Terms in this set (16)
foramen
round or oval opening through which blood vessels or nerves pass
meatus
a canal - like structure running within a bone
fossa
a shallow depression in or on a bone
condyle
a large, articular prominence/projection
head
a rounded, articular projection supported on the constricted portion (neck) of a bone
tubercle
a small, rounded process
tuberosity
a large, rounded, usually roughened process
trochanter
a large, irregularly shaped projection; large, blunt projection found only on the femur
crest
a prominent border or ridge on a bone
line
a less prominent ridge; narrow ridge
spinous process/spinea sharp, slender processepicondyleraised area on or above a condylesinusair-filled cavityprocessprojection or prominencefissurenarrow openingramusarm-like projection

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