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2:Bone marking Flashcards

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projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

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(8)
tuberosity
crest
trochanter
line
tubercle
epicondyle
spine
process
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tuberosity

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muscle and ligament attachment

large rounded projection; may be roughened

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crest

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muscle and ligament attachment

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

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trochanter

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muscle and ligament attachment

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only example on the femur)

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line

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muscle and ligament attachment

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

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tubercle

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muscle and ligament attachment

small rounded projection or process

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epicondyle

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muscle and ligament attachment

raised area on or above a condyle

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spine

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muscle and ligament attachment

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

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projections that help form joints

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head
facet
condyle
ramus
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head

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help form joints

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

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facet

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help form joints

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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condyle

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help form joints

rounded articular projection

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ramus

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help form joints

armlike bar of bone

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depressions and openings for passage of vessels and nerves

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fissure
foramen
notch

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fissure

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passage of vessels and nerves

narrow, slitlike opening

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foramen

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passage of vessels and nerves

round or oval opening through a bone

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other depressions and openings

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(3)
meatus
sinus
fossa

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meatus

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other depressions and openings

canal-like passageway

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sinus

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other depressions and openings

bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

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fossa

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other depressions and openings

shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

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