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skeletal structure
Terms used to describe the skeletal structure
Question | Answer |
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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 |