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Bone Terms
Bone Terms
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Undergraduate 2
09/13/2007

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Foramen
Definition
An opening that allows passage of nerves or blood vessels
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Fossa
Definition
a shallow depression in a bone
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Sulcus
Definition
a groove or furrow in a bone
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meatus
Definition
a canal or tubelike passage
ex: interior and exterior acoustic meatus
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fissure
Definition
a narrow slit
ex: orbital fissures on the sphenoid bone
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sinus
Definition
cavity in a bone
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Squama
Definition
the flat portion of a bone
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facet
Definition
a small, smooth surface or process for articulation
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concha
Definition
lateral fold of bone that creates a more efficient circulation of inhaled air by increasing surface area
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fontanel
Definition
spaces covered by tough membranes between the bones of an infant's skull
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visceral skeleton
Definition
skeletal elements derived from embryonic gill arches
ex: hyoid and ear ossicles
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fovea
Definition
depression or pit
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process
Definition
any prominence on a bone
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condyle
Definition
rounded, knuckle-like eminence on a bone that articulates with another bone
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tuberosity
Definition
a raised, roughened surface for the attachment of a bone.

attachement of a bone surface
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tubercle
Definition
a small, rounded process. a small eminence
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trochanter
Definition
a very large process on the femur upon which muscle attach.
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head
Definition
a process supported by a neck
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crest
Definition
narrow ridge of a bone
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spine
Definition
sharp, slender process
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suture
Definition
a line remaining after two bones have fused together
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ramus
Definition
branch-like structure on a bone

mandibular ramus
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ALA
Definition
wing
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cornu
Definition
horn-shaped structure.

example: in the hyoid bone
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