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Every bump, groove, and hole has a name on your bones
BONE MARKINGS Every bump, groove, and hole has a name on your bones
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Bone Markings Two types of bone markings:
Projections (aka processes) that grow out from the bone Depressions (cavities) that indent the bone
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Joint Projections Condyle: Rounded articular projection Condyle
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Joint Projections Head: bony expansion on a narrow neck
Facet: smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Joint Projections Ramus: Armlike bar of bone
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Ligament/Tendon Projections
Crest: Narrow ridge of bone (Line: smaller than a crest) Epicondyle: Raised area on or above a condyle ULNA
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Trochanter: very large, blunt projection
(only on femur) Spine: Sharp, pointed projection
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DEPRESSIONS Allow blood vessels or nerves to pass through.
Meatus: (me - A- tus) Canal or tube
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Depressions Fossa: shallow basin 3) Fissure: narrow, slit-like opening
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Depressions Sinus: Cavity within a bone; filled with air and lined with mucous membranes Foramen: Round or oval opening Foramen Magnum
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