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

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Term
Tuberosity
Definition

Large, rounded projection; may be roughened

 

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Crest
Definition

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

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Trochanter

(tro-kan'ter)

Definition

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

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Line
Definition

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

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Tubercle

(Too'ber-kl)

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 bone prominence

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Term
Head
Definition

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

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Facet
Definition

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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Condyle

(kon'dil)

Definition

Rounded articular projection

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Term

Ramus

(ra'mus)

Definition

Armlike bar of bone

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Meatus

(me-a'tus)

Definition

Canal-like passageway

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Sinus
Definition

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

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Fossa

(fos'ah)

Definition

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

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Groove
Definition

Furrow

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Fissure
Definition

Narrow, slitlike opening

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Foramen
(fo-ra'men)
Definition

Round or oval opening through a bone

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