Bone Terminology Flashcards
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Condyle
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Rounded process that articulates with another bone
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Process
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Prominent projection on the bone
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Foramen
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Opening in a bone, serves as a passageway for blood vessels and nerves
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Fissure
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Groove
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Fossa
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Deep pit or groove
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Meatus
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Tubelike passageways
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Trochanter
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Relatively large process
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Tubercle
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Small knoblike process
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Tuberosity
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Knoblike process larger than a tubercle
