Skeletal Structures Flashcards
0
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Crest
A
Narrow ridge like projection
1
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Condyle
A
Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
2
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Epicondyle
A
Projection above condyle
3
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Facet
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Small, nearly flat surface
4
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Fissure
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Cleft or groove
5
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Fontanel
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Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
6
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Fossa
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Deep pit or depression
7
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Fovea
A
Tiny pit or depression
8
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Head
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Enlargement at the end of a bone
9
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Meatus
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Tubelike passageway within a bone
10
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Process
A
Prominent projection
11
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Ramus
A
Branch or similar extension
12
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Spine
A
Thorn like projection
13
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Trochanter
A
Large process
14
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Tubercle
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Small process, knoblike
