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Skeletal flash card terms
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Anatomy
12th Grade
11/13/2013

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Tuberosity
Definition
Large rounded or roughened projection.
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Tubercle
Definition
Small rounded projection
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Trochanter
Definition
very large, blunt projection (only on femur)
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Facet
Definition
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Fossa
Definition
shallow basin
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Line
Definition
smaller than a crest
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Crest
Definition
narrow ridge of bone
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Ramus
Definition
Armlike bar of bone
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Meatus
Definition
Canal or tube
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Epicondyle
Definition
Raised area on or above condyle
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Spine
Definition
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Process
Definition
Any bony prominence
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Head
Definition
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Condyle
Definition
Rounded articular projection
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Sinus
Definition
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucus membrane
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Groove
Definition
Furrow
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Fissure
Definition
Narrow, slitlike opening
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Foramen
Definition
Rounded or oval opening through a bone
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