Bone Markings
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 RAMUS | ARM-LIKE BAR OF BONE |
| GROOVE | FURROW |
| LINE | NARROW RIDGE OF BONE; LESS PROMINENT THAN A CREST |
| NOTCH | INDENTATION AT THE EDGE OF A STRUCTURE |
| SINUS | BONE CAVITY, FILLED WITH AIR AND LINED WITH MUCUS MEMBRANE |
| MEATUS | CANAL-LIKE PASSAGEWAY |
| FOSSA | SHALLOW BASIN LIKE DEPRESSION IN A BONE, OFTEN SERVING AS AN ARTICULAR SURFACE |
| FORAMEN | ROUND OR OVAL OPENING THROUGH A BONE |
| FISSURE | NARROW, SLIT LIKE OPENING |
| TUBEROSITY | LARGE ROUNDED PROJECTION, MAY BE ROUGHENDED |
| TUBERCLE | SMALL ROUNDED PROJECTION OR PROCESS |
| TROCHANTER | VERY LARGE, BLUNT, IRREGULARLY SHAPED PROCESS (ONLY IN FEMUR) |
| SPINE | SHARP, SLENDER OFTEN POINTED PROJECTION |
| PROCESS | ANY BONE PROMINENCE |
| EPICONDYLE | RAISED AREA ON OR ABOVE CONDYLE |
| CREST | NARROW RIDGE OF BONE, USUALLY PROMINENT |
| HEAD | BONEY EXPANSION CARRIED ON A NARROW NECK |
| FACET | SMOOTH, NEARLY FLAT ARTICULAR SURFACE |
| CONDYLE | ROUNDED ARTICULAR PROJECTION |
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