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a&p bone markings
Question | Answer |
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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 |