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30 Cards in this Set
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Articulation |
The region where adjacent bones form a joint |
Articulate = connect, move |
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Articular process |
A bulge that contacts an adjacent bone near a joint. |
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Canal |
A wide Foramen that is usually a passage for larger blood vessels & nerves. |
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Condyle |
A large & 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 & 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 presses against the bone. |
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Fossa |
A wide & shallow indentation formed by a muscle or nerve pressed against a 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 or 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 & the shaft of the bone. |
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Process |
A large of bone between the head & the shaft of the bone. |
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Process |
A large of bone between the head & the shaft of the bone. |
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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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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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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 a ligament & tendon. |
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Tubercle |
A small, irregularly shaped bump that is generally smaller than a tuberosity & attaches to a ligament & tendon. |
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Trochanter |
A large, ridged tuberosity that attaches to ligaments & tendon. |
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