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bone articulations
Question | Answer |
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condyle | rounded process at an articular end |
coracoid process | beaklike or crownlike process |
crest | ridgelike process |
epicondyle | projection above a condyle |
facet | small, smooth articular process |
hamulus | hook-shaped process |
head | expanded end of a long bone |
horn | hornlike process |
line | linear elevation; not as prominent as a crest |
malleolus | club-like process |
protuberance | projecting prominence |
spine | sharp process |
styloid | long, pointed process |
trochanter | either of the two large, rounded and elevated processes of the proximal femur |
tubercle | small, rounded and elevated process |
tuberosity | large, rounded and elevated process |
fissure | cleft or deep groove |
foramen | hole in bones for nerves and blood vessels |
fossa | pit, fovea or hollow space |
groove | shallow linear channel |
meatus | tube-like passageway |
notch | indentation in the border of a bone |
sinus | recess, groove, cavity or hollow space |
sulcus | furrow or trench |