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Bone Terms Flashcards

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Process

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Raised area, out growth or projection of bone

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Body

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main portion of a bone

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Angle

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a rounded corner

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Concha

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thin, scroll like structure

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Cornu

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horn shaped (cornucopia)

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Coronoid

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crown shaped projection of bone (coronal = crown)

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Costal

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rib

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Eminence

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area protecting from another

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Margin

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edge of bone

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Neck

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constricted portion of a long bone, separates head and shaft

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Notch

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indented area

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12
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Ramus

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branch of bone

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13
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Styloid

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slender, pointed process

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14
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Crest

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prominent narrow ridge

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15
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Line

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narrow ridge on bone, less prominent/raised than a crest

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Epicondyle

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bump near or on a condyle

17
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Spine

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sharp, slender process of a bone

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Tubercle

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small, rounded process often the site of tendon or ligament attachment

19
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Tuberosity

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large, oblong, roughened (sometimes rounded) process (larger than a tubercle, smaller than a trochanter)

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Trochanter

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very large, blunt, irregular shaped projection (only on femur)

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Sulcus

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elongated groove

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Foramen

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hole/opening in bone for passage of nerves and BV

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Canal / Meatus

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tube like passageway through bone

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Sinus

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cavity within bone

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Fossa

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depression in bone

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Fovea

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shallow (pit like) depression (smaller than fossa)

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Fissure

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narrow, slit like opening for passage of nerves and BV

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Articular

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pertaining to a joint

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Condyle

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a knob like, rounded bump that articulates with another bone

30
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Facet

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flattened, smooth articular surface

31
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Fontanel

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A membrane covered area in cranial bones where bone formation is not yet complete (will later develop into structures)

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Suture

A

immovable joint, 2 bones fuse together (cranial bones)

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Symphysis

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2 parts that grew together (a type of joint)

34
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Trochlea

A

pulley shaped: smooth rounded surface or trough found where bones come together

35
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Head

A

rounded end of a bone usually attached to a narrow neck

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