Bone Markings Flashcards by Theran Schmitt

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tuberosity

A

large rounded projection; may be roughened

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crest

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narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

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trochanter

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large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

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line

A

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

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tubercle

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small rounded projection or process

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epicondyle

A

raised area on or above a condyle

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spine

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sharp, slender, often pointed projection

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ramus

A

armlike bar of bone

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process

A

any bony prominence

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head

A

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

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facet

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smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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condule

A

rounded articular projection

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groove

A

furrow

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fissure

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narrow, slitlike opening

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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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indentation at the edge of a structure

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meatus

A

canal-like passage

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Fossa

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shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface