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15 Cards in this Set
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Tuberosity
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large rounded projection; may be roughened
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crest
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narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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trochanter
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very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only examples are on the femur).
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Epicondyle
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raised area on or above a condyle
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spine
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sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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process
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any bony prominence
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head
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bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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facet
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smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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condyle
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rounded articular projection
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ramus
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armlike bar of a bone
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sinus
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cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
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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
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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
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