BIOL 319 Lab 2

tuberosity

large rounded projection

crest

narrow ridge of a bone; usually prominent

trochanter

very large, blunt irregularly shaped process

line

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

tubercle

small rounded projection or process

epicondoyle

raised area on or above a condoyle

spine

sharp slender often pointed projection

process

any bony prominence

head

body expansion carried on a narrow neck

facet

smooth nearly flat articular surface

condoyle

rounded articular projection, often articulates with corresponding fossa

ramus

arm like bar of bone

foramen

round or oval opening through bone

groove

furrow

fissure

narrow slit like opening

notch

indentation at the edge of a structure

fossa

shallow basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

meatus

canal like passage way

sinus

bone cavity filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

olfactory foramina of the cribriform plate

olfactory nerve I

optic canal

optic nerve II

superior orbital fissure

oculomotor nerve III, trochlear nerve IV, trigeminal nerve V, and abducens nerve VI

foramen rotundum

trigeminal nerve V

foramen ovale

trigeminal nerve V

foramen lacerum

no structure; covered by a membrane

foramen spinosum

middle meningeal artery

carotid canal

internal carotid artery

internal auditory meatus

facial nerve VII, vestibulocochlear nerve VIII

jugular foramen

internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal nerve IX, vagus nerve X, and spinal accessory nerve XI

hypoglossal canal

hypoglossal nerve XII

supraorbital foramen

supraorbital artery and nerve

inferior orbital fissure

zygomatic nerve and blood vessels

infraorbital foramen

infraorbital nerve

mental foramen

blood vessels and trigeminal nerve V

stylomastoid foramen

facial nerve VII

mandibular foramen

alveolar nerve

transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae

vertebral arteries

costal groove

neurovascular bundle