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Bone Markings
Bone markings
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2008
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Term
Tuberosity
 Definition
Rounded projection
Term
Crest
 Definition
narrow, prominent ridge
Term
Trochanter
 Definition
large, blunt, irregular surface
Term
line
 Definition
narrow ridge of bone
Term
tubercle
 Definition
small rounded projection
Term
epicondyle
 Definition
raised area above a condyle
Term
spine
 Definition
sharp, slender, projection
Term
process
 Definition
any bony prominence
Term
head
 Definition
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Term
facet
 Definition
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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condyle
 Definition
rounded articular projection
Term
ramus
 Definition
armlike bar
Term
meatus
 Definition
canal like passageway
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sinus
 Definition
cavity within a bone
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fossa
 Definition
shallow basin like depression
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groove
 Definition
furrow
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fissure
 Definition
narrow slit like opening
Term
foramen
 Definition
round opening through a bone
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