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Bone marking
lab quiz
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2011

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tuberosity
Definition
large rounded projection; may be roughened; site of muscle ligament attachment
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crest
Definition
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent;site of muscle ligament attachment
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trochanter
Definition
very large, blunt, irregulary shaped process;site of muscle ligament attachment
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line
Definition
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest;site of muscle ligament attachment
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tubercle
Definition
small rounded projection or process;site of muscle ligament attachment
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epicondyle
Definition
raised area on or above a condyle;site of muscle ligament attachment
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spine
Definition
sharp slender often pointed projection;site of muscle ligament attachment
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process
Definition
any bony prominence; site of muscle ligament attachment
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head
Definition
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck; helps form joints
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facet
Definition
smooth, nearly flat articular surface; helps form joints
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condyle
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rounded articular projections; helps form joints
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ramus
Definition
armline bar of bone; helps form joints
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groove
Definition
furrow; depression or opening for passage of blood vessels and nerves
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fissure
Definition
narrow; slitlike opening; depression or opening for passage of blood vessels and nerves
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foramen
Definition
round or oval opening through a bone; depression or opening for passage of blood vessels and nerves
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notch
Definition
indentation at the edge of a structure; depression or opening for passage of blood vessels and nerves
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meatus
Definition
canal like passageway
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sinus
Definition
bone cavity; filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
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fossa
Definition
shallow basinlike depression in a bond; serves as an articular surface
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