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Table 9.1 anatomy
bone markings
Question | Answer |
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tuberosity | large rounded projection; may be roughened |
crest | narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent |
trochanter | very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur) |
line | narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest |
tubercle | small rounded projection or process |
epicondyle | raised area on or above a condyle |
spine | sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
process | any bony prominence |
head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
facet | smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
condyle | rounded articular projection |
ramus | armlike bar of bone |
groove | furrow |
fissure | narrow, slitlike opening |
foramen | round or oval opening through a bone |
notch | indentation at the edge of a structure |
meatus | canal-like passageway |
sinus | bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
fossa | shallow basinlike depression in a bone, ofen serving as an articular surface |