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Anatomy Lab Unit 2
Unit 2
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/15/2015

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tubercle
Definition
Small rounded projection or process. associated with muscular/ skeletal attachement
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tuberosity
Definition
large rounded projection, may be rougened. associated with muscular/ skeletal attachment.
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trochanter
Definition
very large, blunt, irregularrly shaped process: only on femur
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epicondyle
Definition
raised area above a condyle
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crest
Definition
narrow ridge of a bone, usually prominent
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line
Definition
narrow ridge of a bone: less prominent than a crest
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spine
Definition
sharp, slender, often pointed projection: usually very high
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condlye
Definition
rounded, articular projection
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facet
Definition
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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head
Definition
body expansion carried on a narrow neck
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angle
Definition
a bend in a bone
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ramus
Definition
branch or arm off the main part of a a bone
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meatus
Definition
canal-like passageway
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canal
Definition
tunnel or passageway
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sinus
Definition
cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with a mucous membrane
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fossa
Definition
shallow depression on a bone: may seve as an articular surface
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groove
Definition
deeper groove or furrow: most have tendons
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notch
Definition
indentation at the edge of a structure
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fovea
Definition
little pit or indentation: muscle or ligaments may attach
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fissure
Definition
narrow, slit-like opening: blood vessels or nerves run through it
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sulcus
Definition
a groove on a bone
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foramen
Definition
rounded oval opening through a bone: blood vessels or nerves run through it
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