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6.1
Bone Markings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articulation: large, smooth, rounded oval structure | Condyle |
| Articulation: small, flat shallow articulating surface | Facet |
| Articulation: Prominent, rounded epiphysis | Head |
| Articulation: Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process | Trochlea |
| Depression: Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible | Alveolus, alveoli |
| Depression: flattened or shallow depression | Fossa, fossae |
| Depression: narrow groove | Sulcus |
| Projection: narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection | Crest |
| Projection: projection adjacent to a condyle | Epicondyle |
| Projection: low ridge | Line |
| Projection: any marked bony prominence | Process |
| Projection: angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure | Ramus, rami |
| Projection: pointed, slender process | Spine |
| Projection: massive, rough projection found only on the femur | Trochanter |
| Projection: Small, round projection | Tubercle |
| Projection: Large, rough projection | Tuberosity |
| Openings and spaces: passageway through a bone | Canal |
| Openings and spaces: narrow, slit-like opening through a bone | Fissure |
| Openings and spaces: rounded passageway through a bone | Foramen, foramina |
| Openings and spaces: cavity or hollow space in a bone | Sinus |