Bone terms

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crack or cleft in bone (gap)

fissure

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hole that goes all the way through (not tube like)

foramen

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projection sticking out (smaller)

process

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connection line of multiple bones

suture

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tunnel / channel / tube-like openng

meatus

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tiny hole

foramina

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dent / depression

fossa

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bigger rounded part sticking out at end of bone, part of joint, smooth for joint movement

condyle

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sticking out part above/near condyle

epicondyle

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smaller rounded part sticking out at end of bone, part of joint, smooth for joint movement

capitulum

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rounded part sticking out of bone, attachment site for muscles/tendons/ligaments

tubercle

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section connecting head/end of bone to main shaft

neck

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indentation in bone, allowing tendons/nerves/blood vessels or another bone to make joint

notch

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points sticking out along ridge/edge of bone

spine

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ridge along edge of bone, site for attachments

crest

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prefix, on the front?

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