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Normal Anat IntraO
Oral Radiography DENT-120
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cortical | dense outer layer |
| cancellous | soft spongy bone, arranged like a lattice |
| process | a marked prominence of projection of bone |
| ridge | a linear prominence or projection of bone |
| spine | a sharp, thorn like projection of bone |
| tubercle | a small bump or nodule of bone |
| tuberosity | a rounded prominence of bone |
| canal | a tubelike passageway through bone that contains nerves and blood vessels |
| foramen | an opening or hole in bone that permits the passage of nerves and blood vessels |
| fossa | a broad, shallow, scooped out or depressed area of bone |
| sinus | a hollow space, cavity or recess in bone |
| septum | a bony wall or partition that divides two spaces or cavities. May or may not be present within the space of a fossa or sinus |
| suture | an immovable joint that represents a line of union between adjoining bones fo the skull. A thin, radiolucent line |
| maxilla | forms the floor of the orbit, the sides and floor of nasal cavities, and the hard palate |
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