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20 Cards in this Set
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tuberosity |
large, rounded projection; may be roughened |
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Crest |
Narrow ridge of bone, may be prominent |
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Trochanter |
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process |
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Line |
Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest |
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Tubercle |
Small rounded projection or process |
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Epicondyle |
Raised area on or above a condyle |
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Spine |
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
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Process |
Any bony prominence |
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Head |
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
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Facet |
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
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Condyle |
Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa |
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Foramen |
Round of oval opening through a bone |
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Groove |
Furrow |
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Fissure |
Narrow, slit-like opening |
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Notch |
Indentation at the edge of a structure |
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Fossa |
Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
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Meatus |
Canal-like passageway |
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Sinus |
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
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Suture |
joining of two surfaces or edges |
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Fontanel |
Soft region between bones of skull |
