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A&P 1 Lab 4
Axial Skeletal & Common Terms used for Osteological Landmarks
Term | Definition |
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Canal or Meatus | Narrow tubular channel |
Fissure | Groove or cleft |
Foramen | Hole or Opening |
Fossa | Shallow depressed area |
Groove or Sulcus | Deep furrow |
Notch | Deep indentation |
Condyle | Knuckle-shaped projection |
Epicondyle | Projection above a condyle |
Facet | Smooth surface; mirror |
Head | Rounded end of a long bone |
Trochela | Hinge joint |
Crest | Top |
Line or Linea | Narrow, low ridge |
Eminence | Projecting part of a bone |
Malleolus | Hammer-shaped rounded process |
Spine | Sharp, elongated process |
Sustentaculum | Process that supports |
Trochanter | Large projection |
Tubercle | Small projection |
Tuberosity | Medium-sized projection |