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Bony Landmarks
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/22/2012

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Condyle
Definition
Rounded articular projection
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Crest
Definition
Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
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Epicondyle
Definition
Raised area on or above a condyle
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Facet
Definition
Smooth, nearly flat articular projection
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Fissure
Definition
Narrow slitlike opening
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Fontanel
Definition
soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or infant. Also called soft spot.
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Foramen
Definition
Round or oval opening through a bone
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Fossa
Definition
Shallow basinlike depression in a bone
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Fovea
Definition
A small pit or cuplike depression in a bone or organ.
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Head
Definition
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Linea
Definition
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent then the crest
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Meatus
Definition
Canal-like passageway
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Process
Definition
any bone prominence
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Ramus
Definition
Armlike bar of bone
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Sinus
Definition
Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
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Suture
Definition
The line of junction or an immovable joint between two bones, especially of the skull.
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Trochanter
Definition
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process. Only on femur
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Tubercle
Definition
Small rounded projection or process
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Tuberosity
Definition
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
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