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projections
sites of muscle and ligament attachments
Term | Definition |
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Trochanter | (L) very large blunt irregularly shaped process Ex. femur |
Tuberosity | (L) Large rounded projection Ex. pelvis, ischial ________ |
Tubercle | (L) Small rounded projection or process Ex. tibia, quadrate _________ |
Spine | (M) sharp, pointed, slender projection Ex: vertebra, thoracic ____ |
Crest | (M) prominent narrow ridge of bone Ex: pelvis, iliac ___ |
Line | (M) not very prominent narrow ridge of bone Ex: pelvis, middle (anterior) gluteal ___, accurate ___ of ilium |
Condyle | (S) rounded articular and bone projection Ex: tibia, medial _______ |
Epicondyle | (S) raised area on or above a condyle Ex: humerus, medial ______ |
Process | (S) any bony prominence or bony projection Ex: vertebra, transverse _______ (thoracic) |