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Bone Markings
broad overview of bone markings
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Anatomy
Post-Graduate
06/04/2011

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Term
Line 
Definition
Mark that you can see, but less pronounced than ridge 
Term
Ridge 
Definition
elevation that is more pronounced than a line but less pronounced than a crest 
Term
Crest
Definition
Raised elevation, more pronounced than ridge 
Term
tuberosity/trochanter 
Definition
Large, rounded elevation 
Term
tubercle 
Definition
small, rounded elevation 
Term
protuberance
Definition
Swelling
Term
Malleolus
Definition
Mallet-like 
Term
Spines or processes 
Definition

Any sharp narrow, rather pointy elevation 

Ex. Spines of the vertebrae 

Term
Fossae, notches, grooves 
Definition
depressions along bones 
Term
Foramina 
Definition
holes in bones or at junctions between bones 
Term
Canals
Definition
tunnels in bones 
Term
Meatuses 
Definition

Cannals which do not go all the way through the bone 

ex. external auditory 

Term
Heads/Condyles 
Definition
the articular ends of bones 
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Epicondyles 
Definition
Elevations just proximal to condyles 
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