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34 Cards in this Set
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Crest
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A ridge surrounding a bone or its border
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Curve
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a bend with no angle
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Eminence
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a slightly raised area above the surrounding surface
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Epicondyle
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A projection above a condyle & not used for articulation
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Facet
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a small flat surface
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Fissure
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A cleft or groove
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Foramen
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natural opening or passage
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Fossa
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trench or channel, denotes a hollow or depressed area
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Groove
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shallow straight depression
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Head
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the upper, anterior, or proximal extremity of a structure
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Horn
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Pointed projection
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Line
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Stripe, streak, mark or narrow ridge
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Margin
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Edge or border
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Meatus
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Opening into a passageway
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Neck
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Constricted portion
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Notch
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Indentation or depression, especially on the edge
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Plate
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Flat structure or layer
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Process
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Projection or outgrowth
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Promontory
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Eminence or projection
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Ramus
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Branch; a smaller structure given off by a larger one
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Ridge
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long & continuance slightly raised projection
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Sinus
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cavity or hollow space
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Spine
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Thorn like process or projection
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Sulcus
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Groove, trench or furrow
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Tubercule
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Nodule or small, rough, rounded eminence
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Tuberosity
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Elevation or protuberance
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Wing
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structure resembling wing of bird
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Angle
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Area or junction point of 2 or more surfaces
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Arch
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Curved or bowlike outline
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Border
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Boundary line
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Canal
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Narrow tubular passage or channel
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Cavity
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Hollow space or place
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Concha
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Part that resembles a shell
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Condyle
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Rounded smooth projection used for articulation
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