Bone Markings Flashcards
1
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Condyle (KON-dile)
A
Smooth, rounded protuberance at a joint
2
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Crest
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Raised, narrow ridge
3
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Epicondyle (ep-ih-KON-dile)
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Projection above a condyle
4
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Facet (FAS-et)
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Small, flattened surface
5
Q
Formane (for-A-men)
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Rounded opening
6
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Ossa (FOS-a)
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Hollow cavity
7
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Meatus (me-A-tus)
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Passage or channel, such as a long channel within a bone; also the external opening if a canal, such as the urinary meatus
8
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Process
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Projection (see mastoid process and styloid process)
9
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Sinus (SI-nus)
A
A space or channel, such as the air-filled spaces in certain skull bone
10
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Spine
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Sharp projection (see ischial spine)
11
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Trochanter (tro-KAN-ter)
A
Large, blunt projection as at the top of the femur
12
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Tubercle (TU-ber-kl)
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Small, rounded projection
13
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Tuberosity (tu-ber-OS-ih-te)
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Large, rounded projection
