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Bone Markings (Practical 2) Flashcards

1
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tuberosity

A

large rounded projection; may be roughened

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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crest

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narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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trochanter

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very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process; femur

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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line

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narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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tubercle

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small rounded projection/process

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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epicondyle

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raised area on or above a condyle

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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spine

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sharp, slender, often pointed projection

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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process

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any bone prominence

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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head

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bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

projections that help form joints

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facet

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smooth, nearly flat articular surface

projections that help form joints

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condyle

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rounded articular projection

projections that help form joints

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ramus

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armlike bar of bone

projections that help form joints

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groove

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furrow

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

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fissure

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narrow, slitlike opening

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

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foramen

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round/oval opening through a bone

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

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notch

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indentation at the edge of a structure

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

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meatus

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canal-like passageway

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sinus

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bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

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fossa

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

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