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A&P Pam Puckett Lab Test 2
bone marking terminology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
07/02/2009

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crest
Definition
narrow ridge of a bone (site of muscle or ligament attachment)
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spine
Definition
sharp, slender often pointed projection (site of muscle or ligament attachment)
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trochanter
Definition
very large, blunt, irregular process (site of muscle or ligament attachment)
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tuberosity
Definition
large rounded, roughened process (site of muscle of ligament attachment)
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tubercle
Definition
small rounded process (site of muscle of ligament attachment)
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condyle
Definition
rounded, articular process (region that forms a joint)
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head
Definition
bony expansion above a narrow neck (region that forms a joint)
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process
Definition
projection off a bone (region that forms a joint)
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suture
Definition
line of union between skull bones (region that forms a joint)
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foramen
Definition
round or oval opening through a bone (allow blood vessels or nerves to pass through)
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fossa
Definition
shallow depression in bone, often an articulation site
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meatus
Definition
canal-like opening (allows blood vessels or nerves to pass through)
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sinus
Definition
cavity within a bone
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articulation or joint
Definition
site where two or more bones come together
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fontanel
Definition
soft spot in skull where membranes cover space between bones, found in fetuses and infants
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