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Bones Marking Quiz
Lab Quiz on Table 8.1 in the lab book
Name of Bone | Description |
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Tuberosity | Large rounded projection; may be roughened |
Crest | Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominant |
Trochanter | Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur) |
Line | Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest |
Tubercle | Small rounded projection or process |
Epicondyle | Raised area on or above a condyle |
Spine | Sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
Process | Bony prominence |
Head | Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
Facet | Smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
Condyle | Rounded articular projection |
Ramus | Armlike bar of bone |
Fissure | Narrow, slitlike opening |
Foramen | Round or oval opening through a bone |
Notch | Indentation at the edge of a structure |
Meatus | Canal-like passageway |
Sinus | Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
Fossa | Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |