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irregular surface of bones is due to either projections called ____ or depressions called ____
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processes - fossae
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define processes
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any bony projections
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define condyle
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a rounded articulating process
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define epicondyle
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a projection located above a condyle
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define tuberosity
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a large rounded or irregular process
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define tubercle
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a small rounded process
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define trochanter
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a very large, often blunt process
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define spine
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a sharp, slender process
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define hamulus
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a hook-shaped process
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define line
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a very slight ridge of bone
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define crest
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a prominent ridge of bone
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define facet
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a smooth flattened articulating surface
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define fossae
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any bony depression, and bony opening
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define foramen
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a hole in a bone through which nerves + blood vessels pass
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define meatus or canal
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a tunnel-like passage through a bone
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define sinus
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a cavity within a bone
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define sulcus or groove
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a furrow on a bone's surface
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define fissure
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a slit-like opening in a bone
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define fovea
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a shallow depressing
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