Skeletal Structure Flashcards
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Crest
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a narrow, ridgelike projection
1
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Condyle
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a rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
Medial/Lateral
2
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Epicondyle
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a projection situated above a condyle
3
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Facet
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a small, nearly flat surface
4
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Fontanel
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a soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
5
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Foramen
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an opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
6
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Fossa
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a relatively deep pit or depression
7
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Fovea
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a tiny pit or depression
8
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Head
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an enlargement on the end of a bone
9
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Meatus
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a tubelike passageway within a bone
10
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Process
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a prominent projection on a bone
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Sinus
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a cavity within a bone
12
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Spine
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a thornlike projection
13
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Suture
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an interlocking line of union between bones
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Trochanter
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a relatively large process
