Bone Markings general

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Foramen

Rounded passage way into the bone

<p>Rounded passage way into the bone </p>
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Fissure

slit like opening through a bone

<p>slit like opening through a bone </p>
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Sinus

Cavity or hollowed out space of bone

<p>Cavity or hollowed out space of bone </p>
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<p>Canal</p>

Canal

Open passageway through bone

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Meatus

open passageway in bone (into body cavity)

<p>open passageway in bone (into body cavity)</p>
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Facet

small, slightly shallow surface

<p>small, slightly shallow surface </p>
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Epicondyle

raised projection above condyle

<p>raised projection above condyle </p>
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Tubercle

small rounded projection

<p>small rounded projection </p>
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Fossa

shallow wide depression in bone

<p>shallow wide depression in bone</p>
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Trochlea

pulley-like grooved projection

<p>pulley-like grooved projection </p>
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Head

prominent rounded epiphyses

<p>prominent rounded epiphyses </p>
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Alveolus

Deep pit or socket in the mandible or maxilla

<p>Deep pit or socket in the mandible or maxilla </p>
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Sulcus

narrow smooth groove in bone

<p>narrow smooth groove in bone </p>
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Crest

prominent tall ridge projection

<p>prominent tall ridge projection </p>
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Line

faint low ridge projection

<p>faint low ridge projection</p>
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Ramus

angular or armlike extension of bone

<p>angular or armlike extension of bone</p>
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Spine

pointed slender process

<p>pointed slender process </p>
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Trochanter

massive rough projection only on femur

<p>massive rough projection only on femur </p>
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Tuberosity

Large rough projection marking tendon/ligament attachment

<p>Large rough projection marking tendon/ligament attachment </p>