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a deep pit or socket
alveolus
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a projection that contributes to an articulation
articular process
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the region where adjacent bones contact each other - a joint
articulation
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the main part of a bone
body
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the edge of a bone
border
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a long, tunnel-like foramen usually a passage for nerves or blood vessels
canal
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a large, rounded articular process
condyle
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a horn shaped structure
cornu
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a relatively small projection or bump
eminence
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a projection above a condyle but not part of the joint
epicondyle
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a small, flattened articular surface
facet
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a narrow, slitlike opening
fissure
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an opening through a bone
foramen
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a broad, shallow depressed area
fossa
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a small pit on the head of a bone
fovea
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a small, hook like structure
hamulus
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a cavity within a bone
labyrinth
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a long, thin projection often with a rough surface aka a ridge
line
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a small, tongue like projection
lingula
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one of two specific protuberances of bones in the ankle
malleolus
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edge of a flat bone
margin
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indentation at the edge of a structure
notch
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a relatively large projection or prominent bump
process
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an arm like branch off the body of a bone
ramus
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a cavity within a cranial bone
sinus
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a relatively long, thin projection or bump
spine
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a groove that accommodates a vessel, nerve or tendon
sulcus
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articulation between cranial bones
suture
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one of two specific tuberosities located on the femur
trochanter
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a projection or bump with a roughened surface generally smaller than a tuberosity
tubercle
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a projection or bump with a roughened surface
tuberosity
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the long, relatively straight main body of a long bone, region of primary ossification. aka the shaft
diaphysis
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the end regions of a long bone; regions of secondary ossification
epiphysis
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also known as the growth plate or physis. in a long bone it is a thin disc of hyaline cartilage that is positioned transversely between the epiphysis and metaphysis. in the long bones of humans, the _____ _____ disappears by twenty years of age
epiphyseal plate
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the proximal articular end of the bone
head
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the region of a long bone lying between the epiphysis and diaphysis
metaphysis
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the region of bones between the head and the shaft
neck
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