Bones 1 projections Flashcards by Nathan Andresen | Brainscape

Q

Crest

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Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Eg iliac crest (top part of hip bone)

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Condyle

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Rounded articular projections

Helps form joints

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Epicondyle

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Raised area on or above condyle

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Head

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Boney expansion carried on a narrow neck

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Line

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Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent then a crest

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Spine

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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

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Ramus

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Armlike bar of bone, eg mandible

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Trochanter

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Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

only on femur

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Tubercle

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Small rounded projection or process

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Tuberosity

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Large rounded projection, may be roughened

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