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classification of bone features

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