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Anatomy Bone Terms
Bone Terms
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11th Grade
11/08/2013

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Term
Tuberosity
Definition
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Crest
Definition

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

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Trochanter

 

 

Definition

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process. (The only examples are on the femur.)

 

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Term
Line
Definition

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest.

 

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Tubercle
Definition

Small, rounded projection or process.

 

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Epicondyle
Definition

Raised area on or above a condyle.

 

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Spine
Definition

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection.

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Process
Definition

Any bony prominence

 

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Term
Head
Definition

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck.

 

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Term
Facet
Definition

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface.

 

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Condyle
Definition

Rounded articular projection.

 

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Term
Ramus
Definition

Armlike bar of bone

 

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Meatus
Definition

Canal-like passageway

 

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Sinus
Definition

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with muccous membrane.

 

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Fossa
Definition

Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface.

 

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Term
Groove
Definition

Furrow

 

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Term
Fissure
Definition

Narrow,slitlike opening

 

 

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Foramen
Definition

Round or oval opening through a bone.

 

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