Bone Markings

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Process

Any bony projection

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Condyle

A rounded articulating process

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Epicondyle

A projection located above a condyle

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Tuberosity

A large rounded or irregular process

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Tubercle

A small rounded process

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Trochanter

A very large, often blunt process

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Spine

A sharp, slender process

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Hamulus

A hook-shaped process

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Line

A very slight ridge of bone

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Crest

A prominent ridge of bone

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Facet

A smooth flattened articulating surface

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Fossae

Any bony depression and bony openings

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Foramen

A hole in a bone through which nerves and blood vessels pass

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Meatus or Canal

A tunnel-like passage through a bone

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Sinus

A cavity within a boneS

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Sulcus or Groove

A furrow on a bone’s surface

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Fissure

A slit-like opening in a bone

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Fovea

A shallow depression