Bone Markings
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 condyle | large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure: articulating surface |
| facet | small, flat, shallow articulating surface: articulating surface |
| head | prominent, rounded epiphysis: articulating surface |
| trochlea | smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process: articulating surface |
| alveolus | deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible: depression |
| fossa | flattened or shallow depression: depression |
| sulcus | narrow groove: depression |
| crest | narrow, prominent, ridge-like projection: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| epicondyle | projection adjacent to a condyle: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| line | low ridge: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| process | any marked bony prominence: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| ramus | angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| spine | pointed, slender process: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| trochanter | massive, rough projection found only on the femur: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| tubercle | small, round projection: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| tuberosity | large, rough projection: projection for tendon and ligament attachment |
| canal | passageway through a bone: opening or space |
| fissure | narrow, slit-like opening through a bone: opening or space |
| foramen | rounded passageway through a bone: opening or space |
| sinus | cavity or hollow space in a bone: opening or space |
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