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Bone Markings Bio II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Large rounded projections; may be roughened | Tuberosity |
| Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | Crest |
| Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur.) | Trochanter |
| Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest | Line |
| Small rounded 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 a 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 |
| Furrow | Groove |
| Narrow, slitlike opening | Fissure |
| Round or oval opening through a bone | Foramen |