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GuideToBonyLandmarks
Bony Landmarks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PROCESS | A broad designation for a bump on a bone |
| SPINE | An abrupt or pointed projection |
| TROCHANTER | A large blunt process |
| TUBERCLE | A small bump |
| TUBEROSITY | A large. often rough bump |
| LINE | A ridge that doesn't stick up very far |
| CREST | A prominent ridge |
| HEAD | A large rounded end of a long bone, usually set off from the rest of the bone by a neck |
| CONDYLE | The rounded end of a long bone, usually not set off by a neck, usually smaller than a head |
| EPICONDYLE | A bump above a condyle |
| FACET | A smooth, mostly flat surface on a bone |
| FOSSA | A basin-like depression in a bone |
| FORAMEN | A hole in a bone |
| NOTCH | A deep indentation in a bone |
| ANGLE | A diverging of two bony edges from common point |