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26 Cards in this Set
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Articulation |
The region where adjacent bones form a joint |
Joint if form |
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Articular process |
A bulge that contacts an adjacent bone near a joint |
Bulge contacts |
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Canal |
A wide foramen that usually a passage for larger blood vessels and nerves |
Passage for larger blood vessels |
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Condyle |
A large and rounded articular process, which is usually covered with cartilage |
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Cornu |
A small, horn-shaped protrusion that attaches to ligament or tendon |
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Crest |
A large ridge where muscles attach |
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Diaphysis or shaft |
The long, main body of a bone |
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Eminence |
A small bump where muscles attach |
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Epicondyle |
A bulge near a condyle where ligaments and tendons attach |
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Facet |
A small,smooth, articular surface usually covered with cartilage |
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Foramen |
An opening through a bone where a small blood vessel or nerve passes into the bone |
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Fossa |
A wide and shallow indentation formed by a muscle or nerve pressed against the bone |
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Hamulus |
A small, hooked protrusion that attaches to ligament or tendon |
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Head |
The proximal or distal articular end of a bone, usually covered by cartilage |
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Line or ridge |
A long, thin bulge, usually having a rough surface that attaches to muscle |
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Malleolus |
A hammer-shaped knob on the end of a bone that attaches to ligament and tendon |
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Meatus |
A short canal with a variety of purposes |
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Neck |
A region of bone between the head and the shaft of the bone |
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Process |
A large bulge that serves as a muscle attachment |
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Sinus |
A cavity within a cranial or facial bone |
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Spine |
A long, narrow projection for muscle attachment |
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Sulcus |
A long furrow formed by a muscle or nerve pressed against the bone |
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Suture |
A ridged articular surface attached to other bones of the skull by fibrous connective tissue |
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Tuberosity |
A large, irregularly shaped bump that attaches to ligament and tendon |
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Tubercle |
A small, irregularly shaped bump that genre smaller than a. Tuberosity and attaches to ligament and tendon |
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Trochanter |
A large, ridged tuberosity that attaches to ligaments and tendons |
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