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6.1
Bone Markings
Question | Answer |
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Articulation: large, smooth, rounded oval structure | Condyle |
Articulation: small, flat shallow articulating surface | Facet |
Articulation: Prominent, rounded epiphysis | Head |
Articulation: Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process | Trochlea |
Depression: Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible | Alveolus, alveoli |
Depression: flattened or shallow depression | Fossa, fossae |
Depression: narrow groove | Sulcus |
Projection: narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection | Crest |
Projection: projection adjacent to a condyle | Epicondyle |
Projection: low ridge | Line |
Projection: any marked bony prominence | Process |
Projection: angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure | Ramus, rami |
Projection: pointed, slender process | Spine |
Projection: massive, rough projection found only on the femur | Trochanter |
Projection: Small, round projection | Tubercle |
Projection: Large, rough projection | Tuberosity |
Openings and spaces: passageway through a bone | Canal |
Openings and spaces: narrow, slit-like opening through a bone | Fissure |
Openings and spaces: rounded passageway through a bone | Foramen, foramina |
Openings and spaces: cavity or hollow space in a bone | Sinus |