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Hford Bone Markings
Bone Marking Terms and Descriptions
Question | Answer |
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Large, rounded projection | Tuberosity |
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | Crest |
Very large, blunt, irregulary shaped process (found on femur) | Trochanter |
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest | Line |
Small, rouned projection or process | Tubercle |
Raised area on or above a condyle | Epicondyle |
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection | Spine |
Any bony prominence | Process |
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck | Head |
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface | Facet |
Rounded articular projection | Condyle |
Armlike bar of bone | Ramus |
Canal-like passageway | Meatus |
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane | Sinus |
Shallow,basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface. | Fossa |
Narrow, slitlike opening. | Fissure |
Round or oval opening through a bone | Foramen |