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Bone Markings II

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processes or projections   extend beyond or project out from the main body of a bone  
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facet   small, smooth-surfaced articular process  
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hamulus   hook-shaped process  
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head   expanded end of a long bone  
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horn   hornlike process  
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line   linear elevation; not as prominent as a crest  
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malleolus   club-shaped process  
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protuberance   projecting prominence  
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spine   sharp process  
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styloid   long, pointed process  
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trochanter   either of the two large, rounded, and elevated processes of the proximal femur  
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tubercle   small, rounded, and elevated process  
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tuberosity   large, rounded, and elevated process  
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depressions   hollow or depressed areas  
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fissure   cleft or deep groove  
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foramen   hole in a bone for transmission of vessels and nerves  
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fossa   pit, fovea, or hollow space  
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groove   shallow linear channel  
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meatus   tubelike passageway  
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notch   indentation in the border of a bone  
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sinus   recess, groove, cavity, or hollow space  
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sulcus   furrow or trench  
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