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Bone Surface Markings
Depressions, Openings, Processes
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
02/21/2006

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Term
Sites allowing the passage of soft tissue [nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, tendons] or formation of joints.
Definition
Depressions & Openings
Term
Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass.
Definition
Fissure
Term
Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass.
Definition
Foramen
Term
Shallow deprssion.
Definition
Fossa
Term
Furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon.
Definition
Sulcus
Term
Tubelike opening.
Definition
Meatus
Term
Projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue, such as ligaments and tendons.
Definition
Processes
Term
Processes that form joints.
Definition
1 - Condyle
2 - Facet
3 - Head
Term
Large, round protuberance at the end of a bone.
Definition
Condyle
Term
Smooth flat articular surface.
Definition
Facet
Term
Rounded articular projection supported on the neck [constricted portion] of a bone.
Definition
Head
Term
Processes that form attachment points for connective tissue.
Definition
1 - Crest
2 - Epicondyle
3 - Line
4 - Spinous Process
5 - Trochanter
6 - Tubercle
7 - Tuberosity
Term
Prominent ridge or elongated projection.
Definition
Crest
Term
Projection above a condyle.
Definition
Epicondyle
Term
Long, narrow ridge or border [less prominent than a crest]
Definition
Line
Term
Sharp, slender projection.
Definition
Spinous Process
Term
Very large projection.
Definition
Trochanter
Term
Small, rounded projection.
Definition
Tubercle
Term
Large, rounded, usually roughened projection.
Definition
Tuberosity
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