| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Process | Abroad designation for a bump on a bone |
| Spine | An abrupt or pointed projection |
| Trochanter | A large blunt process |
| Tubercle | A small bump |
| Tuberosity | A large, often rough bump |
| Line | A ridge that doesn't stick up very far |
| Crest | A prominent ridge |
| Head | A large rounded end of a long bone, usually set off from the rest of the bone by a "neck" |
| Condyle | The rounded end of a long bone, usually not set off by a neck, usually smaller than a head |
| Epicondyle | A bump above a condyle |
| Facet | A smooth, mostly flat surface on a bone |
| Fossa | A basin-like depression in a bone |
| Foramen | A hole in a bone |
| Notch | A deep indentation in a bone |
| Angle | A diverging of two bony edges from common points |
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