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Anatomy 1 - Bone Markings
Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment
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Anatomy
Post-Graduate
09/18/2010

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TUBEROSITY
Definition
large rounded projection; may be roughened
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CREST
Definition
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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TROCHANTER
Definition
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)
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LINE
Definition
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
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TUBERCLE
Definition
small rounded projection or process
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EPICONDYLE
Definition
raised area on or above a condyle (rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa)
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SPINE
Definition
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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PROCESS
Definition
any bony prominence
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