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18 Cards in this Set
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Condyle |
Rounded knob; usually fits into a fosa on another bone to form a joint |
Turn a dial |
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Facet |
A flat surface |
Face of building |
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Head |
The prominent, expanded end of a bone |
Self-explanatory |
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Crest |
A moderately raised ridge |
Crest of a wave |
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Epicondyle |
A bump superior to a condyle |
self-explanatory |
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Process |
A projection or raised area |
extended process |
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Spine |
A sharp, pointed process |
shape of projection |
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Trochanter |
A large process: found only in the femur |
Hip bone |
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Tubercle |
A small, rounded process |
shape of round tube |
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Tuberosity |
A rough, raised bomb, usually for muscle attachment |
top of humerus |
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Fossa |
A furrow or depression |
stick the trochanter in |
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Fovea |
A small pit |
small |
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Sulcus |
Groove or elongated depression |
route |
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Canal |
A tunnel through bone |
completely surrounded |
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Fissure |
A long slit for blood vessels and nerves |
crack |
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Foramen |
A round opening, usually a passageway for vessels and nerves |
big hole |
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Meatus |
A tube like opening |
hearing |
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Sinus |
Cavity within a bone |
air for sound |
