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1
Q

what are the 5 classifications of bone

A
long bones
short bones
flat bones
irregular bones 
sesamoid bones
2
Q

condyle

A

rounded articular area

3
Q

crest

A

ridge

4
Q

epicondyle

A

eminence superior to a condyle

5
Q

foramen

A

passage through a bone

6
Q

fossa

A

hollow/depressed area

7
Q

facet

A

smooth flat area

8
Q

line

A

linear elevation

9
Q

malleolus

A

rounded prominence

10
Q

notch

A

indentation

11
Q

process

A

spine like projection

12
Q

protuberance

A

projection

13
Q

spine

A

thorn like process

14
Q

trochanter

A

large, blunt elevation

15
Q

tubercle

A

small raised eminence

16
Q

tuberosity

A

large rounded elevation

17
Q

examples of fibrous joints

A

suture, gomphosis, syndesmosis

18
Q

cartilaginous joints

A

are either primary (synchondrosis) like the in the femur consisting of a hyaline cartilage in an epiphyseal growth plate or a secondary (symphysis) consisting of fibrocartilage, like between the vertebrae/

19
Q

what are the synovial joints

A
pivot
ball and socket
plane
hinge
saddle
condyloid