Bone Markings Flashcards
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Crest
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Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
1
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Tuberosity
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Large rounded projection; may be roughened
2
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Trochanter
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Very large, blunt, regular, shaped process
3
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Tubercle
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Small rounded projection or process
4
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Spine
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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
5
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Process
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Any bone prominence
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Head
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Bony expansion carried on a bony neck
7
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Facet
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Smooth, nearly flat articulate surface
8
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Condyle
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Rounded articular projection
9
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Ramus
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Arm like bar of bone
10
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Sinus
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Cavity within a bone, filled with air and line with mucous membrane
11
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Meatus
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Canal-like passage way
12
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Fossa
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Shallow,basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
13
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Foramen
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Round or oval opening through a bone
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Notch
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Indention at the edge of a structure
