Bone Markings

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Projections

grow out

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Depressions

indents

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<p>Condyle</p>

Condyle

rounded smooth articular projection

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<p>Head</p>

Head

bony expansion at the end of a bone

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<p>facet</p>

facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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<p>Ramus</p>

Ramus

branching bar of a bone

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<p>crest</p>

crest

narrow ridge of bone

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<p>epicondyle</p>

epicondyle

raised bumpy area

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<p>tubercle</p>

tubercle

small rounded projection

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<p>tuberosity</p>

tuberosity

large rounded or roughened projection

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<p>trochanter</p>

trochanter

very large blunt projection on femur

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<p>spine</p>

spine

sharp, pointed projection

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<p>meatus</p>

meatus

canal or tube

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<p>fossa</p>

fossa

shallow basin

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<p>fissure</p>

fissure

narrow, slit-like opening

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<p>sinus</p>

sinus

cavity within a bone

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<p>foramen</p>

foramen

round opening for nerves or blood vessels

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<p>sulcus</p>

sulcus

shallow narrow indentation