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Bone Terminology
Question | Answer |
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The joining of two or more bones. | Articulate |
Rounded bone end that normally joins with another bone. | Condyle |
A projection that extends beyond a condyle. | Epicondyle |
A groove in a bone surface. | Fissure |
Soft spot between skull bones of infants that is covered with a membrane layer. | Fontanel |
An opening through a bone that serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves and/or ligaments. | Foramen |
A deep depression in a bone. | Fossa |
A moveable location where two or more bones are connected. | Joint |
A projection that extends outward from a bone. | Process |
A bone cavity. | Sinus |
The line where two bone surfaces are joined. | Suture |
A large process of a bone. | Trochanter |
A small, knoblike bone process. | Tubercle |
A medium-sized knoblike bone process. | Tuberosity |