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Bone Surface Markings
Processes of the Bones
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/19/2016

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Fissure
Definition
narrow slit between adjacent bones
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Foramen
Definition
opening through which blood vessels and nerves pass
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Fossa
Definition
indentation or shallow depression used for muscle attachment mainly
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Sulcus
Definition
groove or furrow
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Meatus
Definition
canal or passageway
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condyle
Definition
protuberance at the end of a bone
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facet
Definition
found on the vertebra; smooth flat articular surface
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head
Definition
rounded large part at the end of a long bone (proximal end)
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crest
Definition
prominent ridge
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epicondyle
Definition
sits on top of condyle
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line
Definition
line of demarcation; narrow slit or furrow; doesn't indent too much and is normally long; think of it as a boarder
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spinous process
Definition
slender projection
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Trochanter
Definition
very large projection
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Tubercle
Definition
nodule or small eminence
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Tuberosity
Definition
roughened part of bone
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