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bone articulations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |