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Tuberosity
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Trochanter
Very large blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Line
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Tubercle
Small rounded projection or process
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Spine
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Process
Any bony prominence
Sites of muscle and ligament attachment
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Projections that help to form joints
Facet
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Projections that help to form joints
Condyle
Rounded articular projection
Projections that help to form joints
Ramus
Armlike bar of bone
Projections that help to form joints
Grove
Furrow
Depressions and Openings for passage of blood vessels or nerves
Fissure
Narrow, slitlike opening
Depressions and Openings for passage of blood vessels or nerves
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
Depressions and Openings for passage of blood vessels or nerves
Notch
Indentation at the edge of a structure
Depressions and Openings for passage of blood vessels or nerves
Meatus
Canal-like passageway
Depressions and Openings
Sinus
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Depressions and Openings
Fossa
Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as a articular surface
Depressions and Openings