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What are the projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment?
Tuberosity, Crest, Trochanter, Line, Tubercle, Epicondyle, Spine, and Process
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Tuberosity
large rounded projection; may be roughened. example - ischial tuberosity
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Crest
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent. example..illiac crest
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Trochanter
very lage, blunt, irregularly shaped process (femur)
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Line
narrow ridge of bonel less prominent than a crest
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Tubercle
small rounded projection or process
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Epicondyle
raised area on or above a condyle
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Spine
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Process
any bony prominence
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What are the projections that help form joints?
Head, Facet, Condyle, and Ramus
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Head
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Facet
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Condyle
rounded articular projection
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Ramus
armlike bar of bone
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What are the depressions and openings for passage of blood vessels of nerves?
groove, fissure, foramen, notch
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Fissure
narrow, slitlike opening
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Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
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Notch
indentation at the edge of a structure
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What is a meatus?
canal-like passageway
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What is a sinus?
bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
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What is a fossa?
shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
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