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21 Cards in this Set
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Condyle |
Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone |
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Crest |
Narrow, ridge like projection |
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Epicondyle |
Projection situated above a condyle |
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Facet |
Small, nearly flat surface |
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Fissure |
Cleft or groove |
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Fontanel |
Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the spaces between bones |
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Foramen |
Opening through a bone -usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves or ligaments |
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Fossa |
Relatively deep pit or depression |
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Fovea |
Tiny pit or depression |
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Head |
Enlargement on the end of a bone |
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Linea |
Narrow ridge |
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Meatus |
Tubelike passageway within a bone |
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Process |
Prominent projection on a bone |
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Ramus |
Branch or similar extension |
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Spine |
Thorn-like projection |
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Sulcus |
Furrow or groove |
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Suture |
Interlocking line of union between bones |
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Trochanter |
Relatively large process |
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Tubercle |
Knoblike process |
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Tuberosity |
Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle |
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Sinus |
Cavity within a bone |