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Bone markings
Prjections and Depressions
Question | Answer |
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Large rounded projection; may be roughened | Tuberosity |
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | Crest |
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (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 the condyle | Epicondyle |
sharp, slender, often pointed projection | Spine |
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 |
furrow | Groove |
narrow, slitlike opening | Fissure |
round or oval opening through a bone | Foramen |