Grooves and openings, which allow the passage of soft tissues as blood vessels and nerves. Foramen Opening through a bone. → Fossa Shallow depression (trench). → Narrow slit Fissure between adjacent bones. → Notch Nick (cut) at edge of a bone. → Sulcus Groove along a bone surface. → Meatus Tubelike opening (passageway). → Spring 2016 Dr. Maher Hadidi, University of Jordan 13
Grooves and openings, which allow the passage of soft tissues as blood vessels and nerves. Foramen → Opening through a bone. Fossa → Shallow depression (trench). Fissure → Narrow slit between adjacent bones. Notch → Nick (cut) at edge of a bone. Sulcus → Groove along a bone surface. Meatus → Tubelike opening (passageway). Spring 2016 Dr. Maher Hadidi, University of Jordan 13
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