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skeletal structures

definitions

TermDefinition
condyle rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
crest narrow, ridge like projections
Epicondyle projection situated above the condyle
Facet small, nearly flat surface
fissure cleft or groove
Fontanel soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between the bones
Foramen opening through a bone that usually serves as 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
Linea narrow ridge
meatus tube-like passageway within the bone
Process prominent projection on a bone
ramus branch or similar extension
sinus cavity within a bone
spine thorn-like projections
sulcus furrow or groove
suture interlocking line of union between bones
trochanter relatively large process
tuberosity knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle
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