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ch.3 Skeletal system
Human Anatomy and Physiology lab ch. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| smooth rounded knob | condyle |
| smooth, flat slightly concave or convex articular surface | facet |
| prominent expanded end of a bone, sometimes rounded | head |
| any bony prominence | process |
| sharp, slender, or narrow process | spine |
| narrow ridge | crest |
| slightly raised, elongated ridge | line |
| rough surface | tuberosity |
| small, rounded process | tubercle |
| massive processes unique to the femur | trochanter |
| projection superior to a condyle | epicondyle |
| pit or socket | alveolus |
| shallow; broad, or elongated basin | fossa |
| small pit | fovea |
| groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel | sulcus |
| hole through a bone | foramen |
| slit through a bone | fissure |
| tubular passage or tunnel through a bone | meatus or canal |
| space or cavity within a bone | sinus |