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a&p bone markings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tuberosity | large rounded projection |
| crest | narrow ridge of bone |
| trochanter | very large blunt irregularly shaped process |
| 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 pointed projection |
| ramus | armlike bar of bone |
| head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
| facet | smooth nearly flat articular surface |
| condyle | rounded articular projection |
| meatus | canal like passage |
| sinus | cavity within a bone filled with air lined with mucus membrane |
| fossa | shallow basinlike depression in a bone often serving as an articular surface |
| groove | slitlike furrow |
| fissure | narrow slitlike opening |
| foramen | round or oval opening through a bone |