Anatomy - Overview - The Musculoskeletal System / 035_skeleton3
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Depressions
Fossa – trench or ditch, depression e.g. infraspinous fossa
Sulcus – any long groove or furrow e.g.intertubercular sulcus
Notch – an indentation
Foramen – an aperture/hole/perforation in bone or membrane e.g.f.magnum
Canal – a tube/duct/channel (both ends open)
Meatus – a tube with one end closed e.g. external auditory meatus