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17 Cards in this Set
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oval-shaped prominence usually found at articulations
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Condyle
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a general term for any bony prominence
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Process
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large, rough prominence; typical an attachment for muscles or tendons
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Tuberosity
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rounded elevation
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Tubercle or eminence
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prominent ridge, often roughened
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Crest
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straight small ridge
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Line
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an abrupt prominence that may be a blunt or sharply pointed projection
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Spine
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indentation at the edge of a bone
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Notch
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shallow depression or groove; usually marks the course of an artery or nerve
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Sulcus
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a deeper depression on a bony surface; joint parts or muscle attachment
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Fossa
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a short window-like opening in the bone
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Foramen
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a type of body opening or canal
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Meatus
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longer, narrow tube-like opening in the bone
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Canal
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opening or orifice
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Aperture
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where bones are joined to each other; movable (TMJ) or immovable (suture)
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Articulation
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membrane-filled spaces that are present at birth where cranial bones meet
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fontanelles
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occurs over time in a process that replaces these “soft spots” with bone
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Intramembranous ossification
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