Bone Terms
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condyle | a large, rounded, articulating knob (the occipital condyle of the occipital bone).
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facet | A flattened or shallow articulating g surface (the crest facet of a thoracic vertebrae).
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head | A prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone (the head of the femur).
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crest | A narrow, ridgelike projection (the iliac crest of the os coxa).
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epicondyle | A projection above a condyle (the medial epicondyle of the femur).
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process | Any bony prominence or projection (the mast process of the temporal bone).
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spine | A sharp, slender process (the spine of the scapular).
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trochanter | A massive process found only on the femur (the greater trochanter of the femur).
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tubercle | A small, rounded process(the greater tubercle of the humerus).
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tuberosity | A large, roughened process (the radial tuberosity of the radius)
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alveolus | A deep pit or socket (the alveolus for teeth in the maxilla).
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fissure | A narrow, slitlike opening (the superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone.
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foramen (foramina) | A rounded opening through a bone (the foramen magnum of the
occipital bone).
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fossa | A flattened or shallow basin (the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone)
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fovea | A small pit or depression (the fovea capitis of the femur).
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meatus/canal | A tubelike passageway into a bone (the external auditory meatus of the temporal bone).
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sinus | A cavity or hollow space in a bone (the frontal sinus of the frontal bone).
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sulcus | A groove that accommodates a vessel, nerve or tendon (the intratubercular sulcus of the humerus)
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