Bone Prominence Terminology Flashcards by Sébastien Vachon-Gravel

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Tuberosity

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Large rounded projection/process

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Tubercle

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Small rounded projection/process

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Trochanter

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Very large and irregularly shaped projection/process

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Crest

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Narrow, yet prominent, ridge of bone

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Line

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Narrow ridge of bone (less prominent than crest)

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Epicondyle

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Small pojection/process on or above a condyle

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Spine

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Sharp, slender, and often pointed projection

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Process

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Any bony prominence

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Facet

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Smooth, and almost flat, articular surface

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Condyle

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Rounded articular projection/process

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Ramus

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Arm-like bar of bone

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Groove

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Furrow-like

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Fissure

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Slit-like opening

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Foramen

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Round or oval opening through a bone

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Notch

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Indentation at the edge of a structure

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Meatus

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Canal-like passageway

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Sinus

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Cavity within a bone

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Fossa

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Shallow depression in a bone