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Bone Markings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TUBEROSITY | LARGE ROUNDED PROJECTION; MAY BE ROUGHENED |
| CREST | NARROW RIDGE OF BONE; USUALLY PROMINENT |
| TROCHANTER | VERY LARGE, BLUNT, IRREGULARLY SHAPED PROCESS |
| LINE | NARROW RIDGE OF BONE; LESS PROMINENT THAN A CREST |
| TUBERCLE | SMALL, ROUNDED PROJECTION OR PROCESS |
| EPICONDYLE | RAISED AREA ON OR ABOVE A CONDYLE |
| SPINE | SHARP, SLENDER, OFTEN POINTED PROJECTION |
| PROCESS | BONY PROMINENCE |
| HEAD | BONY EXPANSION CARRIED ON A NARROW NECK |
| FACET | SMOOTH, NEARLY FLAT ARTICULAR SURFACE |
| CONDYLE | ROUNDED ARTICULAR PROJECTION |
| RAMUS | ARMLIKE BAR OF BONE |
| MEATUS | CANAL-LIKE PASSAGE WAY |
| SINUS | CAVITY WITHIN A BONE, FILLED WITH AIR AND LINED WITH MUCOUS MEMBRANE |
| FOSSA | SHALLOW, BASINLIKE DEPRESSION IN A BONE, OFTEN SERVING AS AN ARTICULAR SURFACE |
| GROOVE | FURROW |
| FISSURE | NARROW, SLITLIKE OPENING |
| FORAMEN | ROUND OR OVAL OPENING THROUGH A BONE |