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22 Cards in this Set
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Angle
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A corner
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Body
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The main portion of a bone.
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Condyle
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Rounded bump; usually fits into a fossa on another bone, forming a joint.
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Crest
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Moderately raised ridge, generally a site for muscle attachment.
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Epicondyle
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Bump near a condyle; often gives the appearance of a "bump on a bump; for muscle attachment.
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Facet
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Flat surface that forms a joint with another facet or flat bone.
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Fissure
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Long, cracklike hole for blood vessels and nerves.
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Foramen
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Round hole for vessels and nerves. pl. foramina
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Fossa
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Depression; often receives and articulating bone.
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Head
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Distinct epiphysis on a long bone; separated from the shaft by a narrowed portion. (neck)
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Line
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Similar to a crest but not raised as much. (is often rather faint)
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Margin
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Edge of a flat bone or flat portion of edge of a flat area.
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Meatus
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Tubelike opening or channel.
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Neck
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A narrowed portion, usually at the base of a head.
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Notch
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A V-like depression in the margin or edge of a flat area.
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Process
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A raised area or projection.
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Ramus
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Curved portion of a bone, like a ram's horn.
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Sinus
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Cavity within a bone.
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Spine
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Similar to a crest but raised more; a sharp pointed process for muscle attachment.
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Sulcus
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Groove or elongated depression.
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Trochanter
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Large bump for muscle attachment (larger than tubercle or tuberosity)
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Tuberosity
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Oblong, raised bump, usually for muscle attachment; small tuberosity is called a tubercle.
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