Terms in Reference to the Skeletal System Flashcards
1
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ala
A
wing-shaped projection
2
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alveolus
A
a small cavity; used to define a tooth socket
3
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canal
A
a tubular channel through a bone
4
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crest
A
a bony ridge
5
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condyle
A
an articular eminence (a raised area of bone on the surface of the temporal bone)
6
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diaphysis
A
the shaft of a long bone
7
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epicondyle
A
a ridge above a condyle
8
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epiphysis
A
a terminal piece of the bone separated from a diaphysis by cartilage during early life
9
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facet
A
A smooth, flat or nearly flat articular surface
10
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foramen
A
a perforation through a bone; the end of a canal
11
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fossa
A
a shallow depression
12
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fissure
A
a narrow, cleft-like passage
13
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hamulus
A
a projection shaped like a hook
14
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line
A
a slight ridge
15
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linea
A
a line, marked by either a low crest or a depression
