bone terminology: depressions and openings

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fossa

a depressed area, usually broad and shallow

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fovea

a pit-like, depressed area, usually smaller than a fossa

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groove

a long pit or furrow

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sulcus

a long wide groove

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fontanelle

the space between cranial bone in an infant

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foramen

an opening through a bone, usually a passage for blood vessels and nerves

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canal

a tunnel-like passage, usually extending from a foramen

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canaliculus

a very small passage or duct

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meatus

a short wide canal

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sinus

a cavity within a cranial bone

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alveolus

a tooth socket