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17 Cards in this Set
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Tuberosity
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Large, rounded projection, (i.e. Epiphysis)
*Site of muscle & ligament attachment |
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Crest
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Narrow, prominent ridge of bone
*M & L attachment |
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Trochanter
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Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process, i.e. ends of Femur
*M & L attachment |
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Line
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Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest
*M & L attachment |
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Tubercle
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Small, rounded projection or process
*M & L attachment |
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Epicondyle
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Raised area on or above a condyle
*M & L attachment |
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Spine
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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
*M & L attachment |
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Head
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Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
*Forms Joint |
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Facet
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Smooth, nearly flat surface
*Forms Joint |
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Condyle
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Rounded articular projection (i.e. joint of mandible)
*Projection that forms joints |
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Ramus
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Armlike bar of bone
*Forms Joint |
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Meatus
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Canal-like passageway
*Depressions and openings for blood vessels and nerves |
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Sinus
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Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
*Depressions and openings for blood vessels and nerves |
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Fossa
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Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
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Groove
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Furrow
*Depressions and openings for blood vessels and nerves |
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Fissure
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Narrow, slitlike opening
*Depressions and openings for blood vessels and nerves |
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Foramen
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Round or oval opening through a bone
*Depressions and openings for blood vessels and nerves |
