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Articulation

The region where adjacent bones form a joint

Articular process

A bulge that contacts an adjacent bone near a joint.

Canal

A wide foramen that is usually a passage for larger blood vessels and nerves.

Condyle

A large and rounded articular process, which is usually covered with cartilage.

Cornu

A small, hot -shaped protrusion that attaches to ligament or tendon.

Crest

A large ridge where muscles attach.

Diaphysis or shaft

The long, main body of a bone.

Eminence

A small bump where muscles attach.

Epicondyle

A bulge near a Condyle where ligaments and tendons attach.

Facet

A small, smooth, articular surface usually covered with cartilage.

Foramen

An opening through a bone where a small blood vessel or nerve passes into a bone.

Fossa

A wide and shallow indentation formed by a muscle or nerve pressed against the bone.

Hamulus

A small, hooked protrusion that attaches to ligament or tendon.

Head

The proximal or distal articular end of a bone, usually covered by cartilage.

Line or Ridge

A long, thin bulge, usually having a rough surface that attaches to muscle.

Malleolus

A hammer-snapped knob on the end of a bone that attaches to ligament and tendon