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20 Cards in this Set
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Condyle |
Large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure |
Articulating surfaces |
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Facet |
Small, flat, shallow articulating surface |
Articulating surface |
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Head |
Prominent, rounded epiphysis |
Articulating surfaces |
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Trochlea |
Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process |
Articulating surface |
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Alveolus |
Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible |
Alveoli, depressions |
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Fossa |
Flattened or shallow depression |
Fossae, depressions |
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Sulcus |
Narrow groove |
Depressions |
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Crest |
Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection |
Projections for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Epicondyle |
Projection adjacent to a condyle |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Line |
Low ridge |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Process |
Any marked bony prominence |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Ramus |
Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure |
Rami, projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Spine |
Pointed, slender process |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Trochanter |
Massive, rough projection found only on the femur |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Tubercle |
Small, round projection |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Tuberosity |
Large, rough projection |
Projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
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Canal |
Passageway through a bone |
Openings and spaces |
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Fissure |
Narrow, slitlike opening through a bone |
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Foramen |
Rounded passageway through a bone |
Foramina, openings and spaces |
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Sinus |
Cavity or hollow space within a bone |
Openings and spaces |
