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16 Cards in this Set
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Emminences |
Landmarks on bones that stick out |
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depressions on bones |
Landmarks on bones that sink in. |
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Apophysis |
A prominent proccess[a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body] on a bone that has never been seperated or moveable upon. |
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Epiphysis |
A prominent process that is developed as a seperate piece of the bone to which it is afterwards joined. |
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Articular depression or eminence |
Articular eminence Found in the head of the femur or humerous. Articular depression found in the glenoid cavity of the humerous and acetebulum. |
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Non-Articular eminences or depressions |
Bony landmarks that do not have to do with articulation. |
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Tuberoisity |
A non-articular prominence which is a rough,broad, uneven elevation. |
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Tubericle |
A prominence which is small and rough elevation. |
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Spine |
A sharp,slender pointed eminence. |
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Ridge or line |
A narrow , rough, eminence running some way along the surface. |
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fossa |
A depression which is a hollow found on the surface of the end of the bone. Ex:Coronoid Fossa and Hypophyseal Fossa, Olecranon Fossa. |
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groove |
A narrow hollow depression. Ex Phalangeal Groove, |
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furrow |
A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface. |
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fissure |
A deep groove or furrow usually interchangleable with a sulcus. Like the fissure which divides the left and right hemisphere. |
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notch |
An indentation,especially along the edge of a bone or other organ. SUch as the greater sciatic notch. |
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Non articular depressions and eminences |
Utilized for the purpose of muscular or ligament attachement, and well marked typically for the muscularity of the subject. |
