Chapter 3 Flashcards
0
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Canal
A
Tunnel
1
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Aperture
A
Opening
2
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Condylar
A
Rounded projection that articulates with another bone
3
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Crest
A
High projection or border projection
4
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Crista
A
Ridge
5
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Dens
A
Toothlike structure
6
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Eminence
A
Surface projection
7
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Facet
A
Smooth area
8
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Foramen
A
Hole
9
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Fossa
A
Trench or hollow depressed area
10
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Fovea
A
Small pit
11
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Head
A
Major protrusion
12
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Lamina
A
Thin, flat plate
13
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Line
A
Low projection or ridge
14
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Malleolus
A
Rounded projection distal end of tibia and fibula
15
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Meatus
A
Passage or opening
16
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Process
A
Projection
17
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Protuberance
A
Projecting part
18
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Ramus
A
Branch or smaller structure given off by a larger structure
19
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Sinus
A
Space or cavity
20
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Spine
A
Sharp projection
21
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Sulcus
A
Groove
22
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Suture
A
Seam
23
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Trochanter
A
Broad, flat projection on femur
24
Trochlea
Pulley shaped structure in which other structures pass or articulate
25
Tubercle
Small, rounded surface projection
26
Tuberosity
Projecting part
