Bone Terminology Flashcards
1
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Condyle
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A large, rounded, articulating knob
2
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Facet
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A flattened or shallow articulating surface
3
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Head
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A prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone
4
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Crest
A
A narrow, ridgelike projection
5
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Epicondyle
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A projection above a condyle
6
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Process
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A boney prominence or projection
7
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Spine
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A sharp slender process
8
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Tronchanter
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A massive process found only on the femur
9
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Tubercle
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A small sounded process
10
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Tuberosity
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A large roughened process
11
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Alveolus
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A deep pit or socket
12
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Foramen (formina)
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A rounded opening through a bone
13
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Fossa
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A flattened or shallow basin
14
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Fovea
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A small pit or depression
15
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Meatus/ Canal
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A tubelike passageway into a bone
16
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Sinus
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A cavity or hollow space in a bone
17
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Sulcus
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A groove that accommodates vessels, nerve or tendon
