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Anatomy Lab Definitions

  1. Anterior
    Front
  2. posterior
    back
  3. Inferior
    Below
  4. superior
    above
  5. lateral
    away from middle
  6. medial
    towards the middle
  7. infra
    below
  8. supra
    above
  9. articular
    of a joint (where two bones come together)
  10. condyle
    round knob associated with articulation
  11. epicondyle
    a bony projection or ridge superior to a condyle
  12. facet
    a smooth articular surface on a bone
  13. fossa
    depression in a bone
  14. foramen
    hole or opening in bone
  15. canal
    a tubular passage or channel
  16. process
    an outgrowth of a bone or other tissue
  17. ramus
    an anatomical branch
  18. spine
    (mesa) a pointed process or sharp ridge on a bone
  19. mallelous
    the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or tibula
  20. tuberosity
    a rough area on a bone
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Anatomy Lab Definitions
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