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Anatomy Bone Locatio
Term | Definition |
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Condyle | Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone |
Crest | Narrow, ridge like projection |
Epicondyle | Projection situated above a condyle |
Facet | Small, nearly flat surface |
Fontanel | Soft spot in skull where membranes cover the space between bones |
Foreman | Opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments |
Fossa | Relatively deep pit or depression |
Fovea | Tiny pit or depression |
Head | Enlargement on the end of a bone |
Meatus | Tubelike passage way within a bone |
Process | Prominent projection on a bone |
Sinus | Cavity within a bone |
Spine | Thorn like projection |
Sulcus | Furrow or groove |
Suture | Interlocking line of union between bones |
Trochanter | Relatively large process |
Tubercle | Small, knoblike process |
Tuberosity | Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle |