Bone Features Flashcards by Krystal Salenski

Condyle

Large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure

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Facet

Small, flat, shallow articulating surface

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Head

Prominent, rounded epiphysis

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Trochlea

Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process

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Alveolus (alveoli)

Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

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Sulcus

Narrow groove

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Crest

Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection

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Epicondyle

Projection adjacent to a condyle

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Line

Low ridge

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Process

Any marked bony prominence

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Ramus (rami)

Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure

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Trochanter

Massive, rough projection found only on the femur

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Tubercle

Small, round projection

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Tuberosity

Large, rough projection

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Canal

Passageway through a bone

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Fissure

Narrow, slitlike opening through a bone

Foramen (foramina)

Rounded passageway through a bone

Sinus

Cavity or hollow space in a bone