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bone features 1
classification of bone features
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Condyle | large round articular process |
| process | projection or prominence of bone |
| facet | smooth, flat surface |
| head | enlarged portion of the end of the bone |
| ramus | branch or extension of bone |
| processes that help form joints | condyle, facet, head, ramus |
| crest | narrow ridge |
| epicondyle | process on or above a condyle |
| Linea (line) | narrow ridge (less prominent than a crest) |
| spine | sharp or pointed process (spinous process) |
| trochanter | large, irregularly shaped process (only on femur) |
| tubercle | small, knob-like process |
| tuberosity | large, knob-like process |
| process that provide for attachment of muscles and ligaments | crest, epicondyle, linea, spine, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity |
| fissure | narrow opening |
| foramen | round opening (hole) |
| fossa | shallow opening |
| fovea | pit like depression |
| fontanel | membrane covered spaces btw skull bones |
| meatus | tube-like passageway |
| sinus | interior cavity |
| sulcus (or groove) | long, narrow depression |
| depressions/opening (may provide passageway for blood vessels and nerves) | fissure, foramen, fossa, fovea, fontanel, meatus, sinus, sulcus |