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Bone Markings
Projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/02/2011
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Tuberosity
 Definition
large rounded projection; may be roughened
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Crest
 Definition
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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Trochanter
 Definition
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur
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Line
 Definition
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
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Tubercle
 Definition
small rounded projection or process
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Spine
 Definition
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Process
 Definition
an bony prominence
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