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bone markings
description of bone markings
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2016

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Term
large rounded projection; may be roughened
Definition
tuberosity
Term
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Definition
crest
Term
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)
Definition
trochanter
Term
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Definition
line
Term
small rounded projection or process
Definition
tubercle
Term
raised area on or above a condyle
Definition
epicondyle
Term
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Definition
spine
Term
prominence or projection
Definition
process
Term
projections that are sites of muscles and ligament attachment (8)
Definition
1. tuberosity
2. crest
3. trochanter
4. line
5. tubercle
6. epicondlye
7. spine
8. process
Term
projections that help to form joints (6)
Definition
1. head
2. facet
3. condyle
4. ramus
5. cavities
6. sinus
Term
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Definition
head
Term
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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facet
Term
rounded articular projection
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condyle
Term
armlike bar of bone
Definition
ramus
Term
space within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Definition
sinus
Term
depressions and openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass (5)
Definition
1. meatus
2. fossa
3. groove
4. fissure
5. foramen
Term
canal-like passageway
Definition
meatus
Term
shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
Definition
fossa
Term
furrow
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groove
Term
narrow, slitlike opening
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fissure
Term
round or oval opening through a bone
Definition
foramen
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