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Bones
Lab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| condyle | Round process that usually articulates with another bone |
| crest | Narrow, ridgeline projection |
| epicondyle | projection situated above a condyle |
| facet | Small, nearly flat surface |
| fissure | Cleft or groove |
| fontanel | Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones |
| foramen | Opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments |
| Fossa | Relatively deep pit or depression |
| fovea | Tiny pit or depression |
| head | Enlargement on the end of a bone |
| linea | Narrow ridge |
| meatus | tubelike passageway within a bone |
| process | Prominent projection of a bone |
| ramus | Branch or similar extension |
| sinus | Cavity within a bone |
| spine | Thorndike projection |
| suture | Interlocking line of union between bones |
| trochanter | Relatively large process |
| tubercle | Small, knoblike process |
| tuberosity | Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle |