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Skeletal System Form Terms
skeletal forms terms
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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/10/2012

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Term
Condyle
Definition

rounded process that

usually articulates with another bone

Term
Crest
Definition
narrow, ridgelike projection
Term
Epicondyle
Definition

projection situated

above a condyle

Term
Facet
Definition
small, nearly flat surface
Term
Fontanel
Definition

soft spot on the skull where

membranes cover the space

between bones

Term
Foramen
Definition

opening through a bone that usually is

a passageway for blood vessele,

nerves, or ligaments

Term
Fossa
Definition
relatively deep pit or depression
Term
Fovea
Definition
tiny pit or depression
Term
Head
Definition
enlargement on the end of a bone
Term
Meatus
Definition

tubelike passageway

within the bone

Term
Process
Definition
prominent projection on a bone
Term
Sinus
Definition
cavity within a bone
Term
Spine
Definition
thornlike projection
Term
Suture
Definition

interlocking like of untion

between bones

Term
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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