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Bone Markings
An activity to help in learning the names of the projections, openings, and depressions in the bones of the human body.
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| Tuberosity | large rounded projection, may be roughened |
| Crest | narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent |
| Trochanter | very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process, the only examples are on the femur. |
| Line | narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest |
| Tubercle | small rounded projection or process |
| Epicondyle | raised area on or above a condyle |
| Process | prominence or projection |
| Head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
| Facet | smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
| Condyle | rounded articular projection |
| Ramus | armlike bar of bone |
| Sinus | space within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucus membrane |
| Meatus | canal-like passageway |
| Fossa | shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
| Fissure | narrow, slitlike opening |
| Foramen | round or oval opening through a bone |
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