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Laura Hoerner - General terms for bone surface markings
General terms for bone surface markings
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/04/2011

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Fossa
Definition

- a shallow depression

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Facet
Definition
- A small, smooth, flat surface
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Foramen
Definition

- opening in bone for blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments to pass

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Fissure
Definition
- a narrow slit like opening through which blood vessels or nerves pass
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Sulcus
Definition
- furrow along a bone surface that accommondates a blood vessel, nerve or tendon
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Condyle
Definition

- round prominence at the end of a bone, most likely a part of a joint

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Process
Definition
- projections or outgrowths that either help form joints or serve as attachment points for connective tissue
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Tubercle
Definition

- a round protuberance

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Trochanter
Definition

- large projection

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Tuberosity
Definition

- a rough part of the bone

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Crest
Definition
-a projecting structure or ridge
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Meatus
Definition
- tube like opening
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Head
Definition

- rounded articular projection supported on the neck of a bone

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Epicondyle
Definition
- projection above a condyle
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