Bone Markings - Alternative Pictures
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Tuberosity
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
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Crest
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)
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Line
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
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Tubercule
Small rounded projection or process
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Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
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Spine
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Process
any bony prominence
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Head
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Facet
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Condyle
rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa
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Groove
furrow
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Fissure
Narrow, slitlike opening
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Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
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Notch
indentation at the edge of a structure
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Meatus
canal-like passageway
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Sinus
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
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Fossa
Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
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