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skeletal structure
Terms used to describe the skeletal structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rounded process that usually articulates with another bone | condyle |
| narrow ridgelike projection | crest |
| projection situated above a condyle | epicondyle |
| small, nearly flat surface | facet |
| cleft or groove | fissure |
| soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones | fontanel |
| opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments | foramen |
| tiny pit or depression | fovea |
| relatively deep pit or depression | fossa |
| enlargement on the end of the bone | head |
| narrow ridge | linea |
| tubelike passageway within a bone | meatus |
| prominent projection on a bone | process |
| branch or similiar extension | ramus |
| cavity within a bone | sinus |
| thornlike projection | spine |
| interlocking line of union between bones | suture |
| relatively large process | trochanter |
| small, knoblike process | tubercle |
| knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle | tuberosity |