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17 Cards in this Set
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Tuberosity |
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Crest |
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Trochanter |
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only on femur)
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Line |
Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Tubercle |
Small rounded projection or process
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Epicondyle |
Raised area on or above a condyle
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Spine |
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment:
Process |
Prominence or projection
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Projections that help to form joints:
Head |
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Projections that help to form joints:
Facet |
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Projections that help to form joints:
Condyle |
Rounded articular projection
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Projections that help to form joints:
Ramus |
armlike bar of bone
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Depressions and Openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass:
Meatus |
Canal-like passageway
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Depressions and Openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass:
Fossa |
Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
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Depressions and Openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass:
Groove |
Furrow
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Depressions and Openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass:
Fissure |
Narrow, slit-like opening
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Depressions and Openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass:
Foramen |
Rounded or oval opening through a bone
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