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bone markings #5
BIO 180
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| process | any bone prominence |
| spine | sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
| condyle | rounded articular projection |
| tubercle | small rounded projection or process |
| tuberosity | large rounded projection, may be rough |
| trochanter | very large, blunt irregularly shaped process |
| troclea | a pulley shaped bone marking |
| crest | narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent |
| line | narrow ridge, less prominant |
| head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
| fossa | shallow, depression in a bone |
| facet | smooth nearly flat articular surface |
| fissure | narrow slit like opening |
| foreamen | round or oval opening through a bone |
| meatus | canal passageway |
| sinus | cavity within bone, filled with air and lines with mucus membrane |
| sulcus | a groove or forrow |
| ramus | armlike bar of bone |
| notch | indention at the edge of a surface |
| neck | narrow portion connecting head with shaft |