Markings on Bones
Taken from lab manual
10 Cards in this Set
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Condyle
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Rounded knob on a bone, serving to smooth movement of a joint
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Head
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Prominent expanded end of a bone
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Epicondyle
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Expanded region superior to condyle
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Process
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Any bony prominence
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Spine
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Sharp, slender, or narrow process
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Tubercle/Trochanter
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Small rounded process/two massive processes unique to femur
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Tuberosity
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Rough elevated surface
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Canal
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Tubular passage or tunnel in a bone
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Meatus
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A canal
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Foramen
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Hole through a bone, usually round
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Anatomical Terminlogy