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1
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What is the purpose of depressions and openings of the bone?

A

To allow the passage of soft tissue or formation of joints.

2
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What is a fissure?

A

A narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass.

3
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Where can a fissure be found?

A

Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone

4
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What is a foramen?

A

A hole/ opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass.

5
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Where can foramina be found?

A

Optic foramen of sphenoid boneMental foramen

6
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What is a fossa?

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A shallow depression.

7
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Where can fossae be found?

A

Coronoid fossa of humerus.

8
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What is a sulcus?

A

A groove along the bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon.

9
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Where can sulci be found?

A

Intertubercular sulcus of humerus.

10
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What is a meatus

A

Latin for passageway, a tubelike opening.

11
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Where can a meati be found?

A

Nasal CavityExternal auditory meatus of temporal bone.

12
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What are processes?

A

Projections/ outgrowths on bone that form joints/ attachment points for connective tissue.

13
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What is a condyle?

A

Latin for knuckle, a large, round protuberance with a smooth articular surface at the end of the bone.

14
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Where can condyles be found?

A

Lateral condyle of femur.

15
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What is a facet?

A

Smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface.

16
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Where can facets be found?

A

Superior articular facet of vertebra-

17
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What is a head?

A

Usually rounded articular projection supported on neck (constricted portion) of bone.

18
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Where can heads be found?

A

Head of femur.

19
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What is a crest?

A

A prominent ridge or elongated projection.

20
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Where can crests be found?

A

Iliac crest of hip bone.

21
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What is an epicondyle?

A

A typically roughened projection above condyle.

22
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Where can epicondyles be found?

A

Medial epicondyle of femur.

23
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What is a line?

A

A long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than crest).

24
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Where can lines be found?

A

Linea aspera of femur.

25
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What is a spinous process?

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A sharp, slender projection.

26
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Where can spinous processes be found?

A

Vertebrae

27
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What is a trochanter?

A

A very large projection.

28
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Where are trochanters found?

A

Greater trochanter of femur.

29
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What is a tubercle?

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A variably sized rounded projection.

30
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Where are tubercles found?

A

Greater tubercle of humerus.

31
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What is a tuberosity?

A

A variably sized projection that has a rough, bumpy surface.

32
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Where are tuberosities found?

A

Ischial tuberosity of hip bone.

33
Q

List the different types of depressions in bone

A

FissureForamenFossaSulcusMeatus

34
Q

List the different types of processes of bone

A

CondyleFacetHeadCrestEpicondyleLineSpinous processTrochanterTubercleTuberosity

35
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List the types of processes that form joints

A

CondyleFacetHead

36
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List the types of processes that are attachment points for joints

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CrestEpicondyleLineSpinous processTrochanterTubercleTuberosity