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Guide Bony Landmarks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A broad designation for a bump on a bone | Process |
| An abrupt or pointed projection (e.g., the spine of the scapula, the anterior superior illiac spine) | Spine |
| A large blunt process (e.g., greater and lesser trochanter of the femur) | Trochanter |
| A small bump (e.g., the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerous) | Tubercle |
| A large, often rough bump (e.g., ishial tuberosity) | Tuberosity |
| A ridge that doesn't stick up very far (e.g., the linea aspera of the femur) | Line |
| A prominent ridge (e.g., the illiac crest) | Crest |
| A large rounded end of a long bone, usually set off from the rest of the bone by a "neck" | Head |
| The rounded end of a long bone, usually not set off by a neck, usually smaller than a head | Condyle |
| a bump above a condyle | Epicondyle |
| A smooth, mostly flat surface on a bone | Facet |
| A basin like depression in a bone | Fossa |
| A hole in a bone | Foramen |
| A deep indentation in a bone | Notch |
| A diverging of two bony edges from a common point | Angle |