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Human Anatomy - Bone Markings - Anatomical Terms

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condyle (articlulating surfaces)   large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure  
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facet (articlulating surfaces)   small, flat, shallow articulating surface  
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head (articlulating surfaces)   prominent, rounded epiphysis  
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trochlea (articlulating surfaces)   smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process  
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alveolus (depressions)   deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible  
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fossa (depressions)   flattened or shallow depression  
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sulcus (depressions)   narrow groove  
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crest (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection  
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epicondyle (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   projection adjacent to condyle  
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line (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   low ridge  
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process (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   any marked bony prominence  
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ramus (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   angular extention of a bone relative to the rest of the structure  
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spine (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   pointed, slender process  
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trochanter (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   massive, rough prejection found only on femur  
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tubercle (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   small, round projection  
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tuberosity (projections for tendon and ligament attachment)   large, rough projection  
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canal (meatus) (openings and spaces)   passageway through a bone  
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fissure (openings and spaces)   narrow, slitlike opening through a bone  
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foramen (openings and spaces)   rounded passageway through a bone  
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sinus (openings and spaces)   cavity or hollow space in a bone  
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