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18 Cards in this Set
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Tuberosity
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large, rounded projection; may be roughened
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Crest
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Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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Trochanter
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Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (femur)
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Line
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narrow ridege of a abone; less prominent than a crest
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Tubercle
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small, rounded projection or process
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Epicondyle
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raised area on or above a condyle
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Process
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any bone prominence
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Spine
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sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Head
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bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Facet
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smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Condyle
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rounded articular projection
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Ramus
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armlike bar of a bone
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Meatus
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canal-like passageway
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Sinus
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cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membranes
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Fossa
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shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular aurface
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Groove
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furrow
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Fissure
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naroow, slit-like opening
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Foramen
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round or oval opening through a bone
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