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Skeletal Structure Terms
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Anatomy
11th Grade
11/14/2011

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condyle
Definition
round process that usually articulates with another bone
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crest
Definition
narrow, ridge-like projection
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epicondyle
Definition
projection situated above a condyle
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facet
Definition
small nearly flat surface
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fontanel
Definition
soft spot on the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
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foramen
Definition
opening through a bone that is usually a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments
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fossa
Definition
relatively deep pit or depression
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fovea
Definition
tiny pit or depression
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head
Definition
enlargement at the end of the bone
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meatus
Definition
tubelike passageway within a bone
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process
Definition
prominent projection on a bone
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sinus
Definition
cavity within a bone
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spine
Definition
thornlike projection
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suture
Definition
interlocking like of union between bones
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trochanter
Definition
relatively large process
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tubercle
Definition
small, knoblike process
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tuberosity
Definition
knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle
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