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Details Title: Bone Surface Markings Description: Depressions, Openings, Processes Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 02/21/2006 20:48:19	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Sites allowing the passage of soft tissue [nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, tendons] or formation of joints. Definition Depressions & Openings Term Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass. Definition Fissure Term Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass. Definition Foramen Term Shallow deprssion. Definition Fossa Term Furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon. Definition Sulcus Term Tubelike opening. Definition Meatus Term Projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue, such as ligaments and tendons. Definition Processes Term Processes that form joints. Definition 1 - Condyle 2 - Facet 3 - Head Term Large, round protuberance at the end of a bone. Definition Condyle Term Smooth flat articular surface. Definition Facet Term Rounded articular projection supported on the neck [constricted portion] of a bone. Definition Head Term Processes that form attachment points for connective tissue. Definition 1 - Crest 2 - Epicondyle 3 - Line 4 - Spinous Process 5 - Trochanter 6 - Tubercle 7 - Tuberosity Term Prominent ridge or elongated projection. Definition Crest Term Projection above a condyle. Definition Epicondyle Term Long, narrow ridge or border [less prominent than a crest] Definition Line Term Sharp, slender projection. Definition Spinous Process Term Very large projection. Definition Trochanter Term Small, rounded projection. Definition Tubercle Term Large, rounded, usually roughened projection. Definition Tuberosity