Anatomy table 7.2

• Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass
• ex.superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone
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• Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass
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• Shallow depression
• ex. coronoid fossa of the humerus
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• furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon
• ex. intertubercular sulcus (groove) of the humerus
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• tubelike opening
• ex. external auditory meatus of the temporal bone
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projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue, such as ligaments and tendons.

• process
• large, round protuberance at the end of a bone
• ex. lateral condyle of the femur
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• process
• smooth flat articular (relating to joints) surface
• ex. superior articular facet of a vertebra
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• process
• rounded articular (joints) projection supported on the neck (constricted portion) of a bone
• ex. Head of the femur
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• process that forms point for connective tissue
• prominent ridge or elongated projection
• ex. iliac crest of the hip bone
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• process that forms attachment points for connective tissue
• epi = above
• projection from a condyle
• ex. medial epicondyle of the humerus
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• process that forms attachment points for connective tissue
• long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than a crest)
• ex linea aspera of the femur

• process that forms attachment point for connective tissue
• sharp, slender projection
• spinous process of a vertebra
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• process that forms attachment point for connective tissue
• very large projection
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• process that forms attachment point for connective tissue
• small, rounded projection
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• process that forms attachment point for connective tissue
• large, rounded, usually roughened projection
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