bone markings #5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
process | any bone prominence |
spine | sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
condyle | rounded articular projection |
tubercle | small rounded projection or process |
tuberosity | large rounded projection, may be rough |
trochanter | very large, blunt irregularly shaped process |
troclea | a pulley shaped bone marking |
crest | narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent |
line | narrow ridge, less prominant |
head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
fossa | shallow, depression in a bone |
facet | smooth nearly flat articular surface |
fissure | narrow slit like opening |
foreamen | round or oval opening through a bone |
meatus | canal passageway |
sinus | cavity within bone, filled with air and lines with mucus membrane |
sulcus | a groove or forrow |
ramus | armlike bar of bone |
notch | indention at the edge of a surface |
neck | narrow portion connecting head with shaft |
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