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Articular surfaces: 1. Head
2. Condyle
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Condoyle: Large articular surface, most often rounded. Examples: Femoral, tibial
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Crest: A roughened ridge of bone. Examples: Iliac, of greater tubercle, of lesser tubercle, intertrochanteric.
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Depressions and passageways: 1. Fossa
2. Notch
3. Foramen
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Epicondoyle: Dull pointy projection, usually found proximal to joints. Examples: Medial, lateral
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Foramen: Round or oval hole. Examples: sacral, obturator, intervertebral
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Fossa: Large, shallow, basin-like depression, sometimes an articular surface. Examples: Iliac, supraspinous, infraspinous, subscapular, glenoid, olecranon.
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Head: Proximal, bony knob, most often spherical or round and smooth. Examples: Humerus, femur, and radius.
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Line: Smooth ridge on a bone. Examples: Intertrochanteric, linea aspera
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Notch: Indentation. Examples: greater sciatic, lesser sciatic
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Process: A finger-like projection. Examples: Coracoid, acromion, olecranon, styloid
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Projections that are attachment sites: 1. Tubercle
2. Tuberosity
3. Line
4. Crest
5. Process
6. Epicondyle
7. Ramus
8. Spine
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Ramus: Connecting branch. Examples: Ischiopubic, iliopubic
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Spine: Sharp, pointy, or elongated projection. Examples: Iliac, of scapula
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Tubercle: A small bump-like projection. Examples: Greater, lesser, adductor, supraglenoid, infraglenoid.
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Tuberosity: A large roughened projection. Examples: Ischial, gluteal, tibial, of radius, of ulna, of deltoid