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Bone Markings
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Biology
11th Grade
10/21/2013

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Fissure
Definition
Narrow, Slit like opening
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Foramen
Definition
Round or oval opening through a bone
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Groove
Definition
Furrow
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Ramus
Definition
Arm like bar of bone
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Trochanter
Definition
Very blunt large irregular shaped process
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Meatus
Definition
Canal like passageway. (like a tunnel)
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Line
Definition
Narrow ridge of bone less prominet than a crest
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Sinus
Definition
Cavity within a bone filled with air and lined with mucus
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Tubercle
Definition
Small rounded projection or process
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Epicondyle
Definition
Raisd area on or above a condyle
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Crest
Definition
Narrow ridge of bo that is usually prominent
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Head
Definition
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Facet
Definition
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Spine
Definition
Sharp, slender often pointed projection
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Tuberosity
Definition
Large rounded pojection, that may be roughened
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Fossa
Definition
Shallow, basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
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Condyle
Definition
Rounded articular projection
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