Bone Markings Flashcards

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1
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Large rounded projection; may be roughened

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Tuberosity

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2
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Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

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Crest

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3
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Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)

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Trochanter

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4
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Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

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Line

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5
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Small rounded projection or process

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Tubercle

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6
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Raised area on or above a condyle

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Epicondyle

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7
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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

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Spine

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8
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Any bony prominence

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Process

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9
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Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

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Head

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10
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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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Facet

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11
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Rounded artic ular projection, often articulated with a corresponding fossa

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Condyle

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12
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Armlike bar of bone

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Ramus

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13
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Round or oval opening through a bone

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Foramen

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14
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Furrow

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Groove

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15
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Narrow, slitlike opening

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Fissure

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16
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Indentation at the edge of a structure

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Notch

17
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Shallow basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

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Fossa

18
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Canal-like passageway

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Meatus

19
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Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

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Sinus