chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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fissure
A
a groove or cleft
2
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sulcus
A
a furrow - not as deep as a fissure
3
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foramen
A
a hole or opening
4
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meatus
A
an opening or foramen esp. in a bone or bony structure
5
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condyle
A
the smooth surface area at the end of a bone forming part of a joint
6
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suture
A
the line of junction of two bones esp. of the skull
7
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ramus
A
a branch as a plant vein or bone
8
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fossa
A
a pit, cavity, or depression in a bone
9
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tubercle
A
a small rounded projection on a bone
10
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process
A
a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage
11
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mastoid
A
resembling a breast or nipple
12
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infra
A
below
13
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supre
A
above
