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Bone Markings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 crest |
| Tubercle | small rounded projection or process |
| Epicondyle | raised area on or above a condyle |
| Spine | sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
| Process | any 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 |
| groove | furrow |
| fissure | narrow, slitlike opening |
| foramen | round or oval opening through a bone |
| notch | indentation at the edge of a structure |
| meatus | canal like passageway |
| sinus | bone cavity filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
| fossa | shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |