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bone features
the general features found on the surface of bones
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Anatomy
09/20/2006
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tuberosity
 Definition
large rounded projection roughened for muscle attachment
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crest
 Definition
narrow ridge of bone, usually very noticable
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trochanter
 Definition
very large blunt irregular process on the femur
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line
 Definition
narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than crest
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tubercle
 Definition
small rounded bump
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epicondyle
 Definition
raised area on or above a condyle
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spine
 Definition
sharp slender pointy projection
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process
 Definition
any bony prominence
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head
 Definition
bony expansion carries on a neck
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facet
 Definition
a smooth flat surface, like on a cut stone
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condyle
 Definition
rounded articular projection
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ramus
 Definition
armlike bar of bone
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meatus
 Definition
canal-like passageway
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sinus
 Definition
cavity in a bone
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fossa
 Definition
shallow depression
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groove
 Definition
furrow, like a plowed row in the garden
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fissure
 Definition
narrow slit-like opening
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foramen
 Definition
round or oval opening through a bone