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A depression on either side of the neck extending down behind the clavicle.  

A depression in the inferior wall of the middle ear. It is inferior to the round window and posterior to the pyramid.  

An oblong depression between the mylohyoid ridge and the inferior border of the medial surface of the body of the mandible. It is occupied by the submandibular gland. These were previously referred to as the submaxillary fossa and submaxillary gland.  

A depression that extends backward as a blind tunnel under the superior semicircular canal of the temporal bone.  

A formula of a compound that shows the relationship of the atoms in a molecule. The atoms are shown joined by valence bonds (e.g., H — O — H).  

A method of depicting chemical formulas so that the elements and their number are depicted as well as their position in space in relation to each other.  

An opening sometimes present above the superior border of the orbit of the eye. The supraorbital nerve and vessels pass through it.  

A hole in the base of the skull between the mastoid process and the styloid process.  

The opening between the palatine and sphenoid bones. It provides a passage from the pterygopalatine fossa to the nasal cavity for the sphenopalatine artery and nasal nerves.  

The fold of conjunctiva at the inner angle of the eye.