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Depressions and Processes

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Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass   Foramen  
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Smooth, flat, articular surface   Facet  
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Very large projection   Trochanter  
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Sharp, slender projection   Spinous process  
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Shallow depression   Fossa  
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Furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon.   Sulcus  
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Prominent ridge or elongated projection   Crest  
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Projection above a condyle   Epicondyle  
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Tubelike opening   Meatus  
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Large, round protuberance at the end of a bone   Condyle  
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Small, rounded projection   Tubercle  
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Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass   Fissure  
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Large, rounded, usually roughened projection   Tuberosity  
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Processes that form joints   Condyles, Facets, Heads  
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Rounded articular projection supported on the neck (constricted portion) of a bone   Head  
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Sites allowing the passage of soft tissue (nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, tendons) or formation of joints   Depressions and openings  
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Projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue (such as ligaments and tendons)   Processes  
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Depressions and openings, and processes   Bone surface markings  
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Processes that form attachment points for connective tissue   Crests, epicondyles, lines, spinous processes, trochanters, tubercles, tuberosities  
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Long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than a crest)   Line  
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