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Bone Markings 9.1
Name of bone markings and description
Question | Answer |
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Tuberosity | Large rounded projection; may be roughened |
Crest | Narrow ridge of bone; Usually prominent |
Trochanter | Very large,blunt, irregularly shaped process |
Line | Narrow ridge of bone; Not prominent |
Tubercle | Small rounded projection or process |
Epicondyle Spine | Raised area on or above a condyle |
Spine | Sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
Process | Any bony prominence |
Head | Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
Facet | Smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
Condyle | Rounded articular projection |
Ramus | Armlike bar of bone |
Groove | Furrow |
Fissure | Narrow,slitlike opening |
Foramen | Round or oval opening through a bone |
Notch | Indention at the edge of a structure |
Meatus | Canal-like passageway |
Sinus | Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
Fossa | Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surfacec |