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Bone Markings
Term | Definition |
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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 |