Bone Terms Flashcards

1
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Process

A

Prominent projection on a bone

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2
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Tuberosity

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Large roughened process

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3
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Tubercle

A

Small process

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4
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Spine

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A pointed slender process

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5
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Styloid

A

Stylus like process

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6
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Trochanter

A

Large somewhat BLUNT process

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7
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Condyle

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Large smooth round process for articulation

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8
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Facet

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Small, nearly flat surface fir articulation

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9
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Angle

A

A projecting or sharp CORNER

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10
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BORDER

A

OUTER part or EDGE

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11
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BORDER

A

OUTER part or EDGE

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12
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Canal

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Tubular channel or passageway

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13
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Crest

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Elongated prominence

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14
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Epicondyle

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Smaller condyle or process above a condyle

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15
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Facet

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Small nearly flat articular surface

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16
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Fissure

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Narrow slit

17
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Fossa

A

Shallow Depression

18
Q

Foramen

A

Hole or opening in which vessels go through

19
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Foramen

A

Hole or opening in which vessels go through

20
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Foramen

A

Hole or opening in which vessels go through

21
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Fovea

A

Rounded depression or pit

22
Q

Groove

A

Elongated depression

23
Q

Head

A

Enlargement of the end of the bone

24
Q

Line

A

Less prominent ridge

25
Q

Linea

A

A NARROW ridge

26
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Meatus

A

Tube like structure WITHIN a bone

27
Q

Notch

A

Indentation in a bone

28
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Ramus

A

Structure given off from a larger bone

29
Q

Sinus

A

Hollow cavity within a bone