Bone Markings

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Projections that are the sites of muscle and ligament attachment. Projections that help form joints. Depressions and openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass.
Maya Jamaleddine
Flashcards by Maya Jamaleddine, updated more than 1 year ago
Maya Jamaleddine
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Question Answer
Tuberosity Large rounded projection May be roughened
Crest Narrow ridge of bone Usually prominent
Trochanter Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only on femur)
Line Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest
Tubercule Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle Raised area on/above a condyle
Spine Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Process Any body prominence
Head body expansion carried on a narrow neck
Facet smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Condyle rounded
Ramus Armlike bar of bone
Meatus canal-like passageway
Sinus Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lines with mucus membrane
Fossa shallow, basin-like depression in a bone often serving as an articular surface
Grove Furrow
Fissure narrow, slit-like opening
Foramen Round or oval opening through a bone
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