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Bone Markings II
Question | Answer |
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processes or projections | extend beyond or project out from the main body of a bone |
facet | small, smooth-surfaced articular process |
hamulus | hook-shaped process |
head | expanded end of a long bone |
horn | hornlike process |
line | linear elevation; not as prominent as a crest |
malleolus | club-shaped process |
protuberance | projecting prominence |
spine | sharp process |
styloid | long, pointed process |
trochanter | either of the two large, rounded, and elevated processes of the proximal femur |
tubercle | small, rounded, and elevated process |
tuberosity | large, rounded, and elevated process |
depressions | hollow or depressed areas |
fissure | cleft or deep groove |
foramen | hole in a bone for transmission of vessels and nerves |
fossa | pit, fovea, or hollow space |
groove | shallow linear channel |
meatus | tubelike passageway |
notch | indentation in the border of a bone |
sinus | recess, groove, cavity, or hollow space |
sulcus | furrow or trench |