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Skeletal System Flashcards

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Foramen

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Hole

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Fossa

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Depression or cavity.
Trench or ditch

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Sinus

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Cavity within a bone

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Projections

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  • Spine: Sharp slender projection
  • Process: Any pointy bony projection
  • Tubercle/Tuberosity: small rounded projection
  • Trochanter: Large, blunt projection
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Projections that form joints

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Head: Superior portion of long bone

Facet: Smooth, flat articular surface

Condyle: Rounded articular surface

Epicondyle: Raised area near a condyle

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