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Bone Markings
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2009

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Term
condyle
Definition
rounded articular area
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crest
Definition
ridge of bone
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epicondyle
Definition
eminence superior to a condyle
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facet
Definition
smooth flat area, usually covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone- vetebra
Term
foramen
Definition
passage through a bone
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fossa
Definition
hollow or depressed area-scapula
Term
line
Definition
linear elevation- tibia
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malleolus
Definition
rounded prominence- fibula
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notch
Definition
indentation at the edge of the bone- hip
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process
Definition
projecting spine like part- vertebra
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protuberance
Definition
projection of bone- cranium
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spine
Definition
thorn like process- scapula
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trochanter
Definition
large blunt elevation- femur
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tubercle
Definition
small rased eminence- humerus
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tuberosity
Definition
large rounded elevation- ischial
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