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24 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Body
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The main portion of a bone
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Angle
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A corner
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Condyle
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Rounded articular projection
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Crest
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Narrow ridge of a bone;
usually prominent |
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Epicondyle
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Raised area on or above a
condyle |
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Facet
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Smooth, nearly flat articular
surface |
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Fissure
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Narrow, slitlike opening
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Foramen
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Round or oval opening through
a bone (pl., foramina) |
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Fossa
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Shallow, basinlike depression
in a bone, often serving as an articular surface (pl., fossae) |
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Head
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Distinct epiphysis on a long
bone, separated from the shaft by a narrowed portion (or neck) |
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Line
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Narrow ridge of bone; less
prominent than a crest |
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Margin
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Edge of a flat bone or flat
portion of an irregular bone |
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Meatus
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Canal-like passageway
(pl.,meati) |
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Neck
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A narrowed portion, usually
at the base of a head |
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Notch
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A V-like depression in the
margin or edge of a flat area |
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Process
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Any bony prominence
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Ramus
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Armlike bar of bone (pl.,rami)
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Sinus
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Cavity within a bone
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Spine
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Sharp, slender, often
pointed projection |
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Sulcus
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Groove or elongated
depression (pl.,sulci) |
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Trochanter
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Very large, blunt, irregular
shaped process (the only examples are on the femur) |
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Tubercle
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Small rounded projection or
process |
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Tuberosity
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Large rounded projection; may
be roughened |
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Groove
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Furrow
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