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Question | Answer |
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long bone | long, compact bone |
short bone | cube-shaped, contain more spongy |
flat bone | thin, compact sandwiching spongy |
irregular | do not fall into any other categories |
sesamoid bones | short bones in tendons |
tuberosity | large, rounded projection, may be roughened |
crest | narrow ridge of bone |
trochanter | femur: large, blunt, irregular |
line | narrow ridge of bone; less prom. than crest |
tubercle | small-rounded projection |
epicondyle | raised area on or above a condyle |
spine | sharp, tender, often pointed |
process | prominence of projection |
head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
facet | smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
condyle | rounded articular projection |
ramus | armlike bar of bone |
sinus | space within a bone, filled with air, lined with mucous |
meatus | canal-like passageway |
fossa | shallow, basin-like depression in a bone |
groove | furrow |
fissure | narrow, slit-like opening |
foramen | round, oval opening through a bone |