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Head
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Bony expansion on narrow neck (i.e. head of femur)
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Condyle
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Rounded articular projection (lateral condyle of femur)
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Facet
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Smooth, flat articular surface (facet on vertebrae)
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Ramus
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Armlike bar of bone (ramus of mandible)
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Tuberosity
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Large rounded projection (tibial tuberosity)
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Crest
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Narrow prominent ridge of bone (iliac crest)
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Trochanter
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Large, blunt, irregular surface (greater trochanter of femur)
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Epicondyle
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Raised area above a condyle (medial epicondyle of femur)
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Tubercle
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Small rounded projection (greater tubercle of humerus)
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Spine
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Sharp, slender projection (on vertebrae)
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Line
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Narrow ridge of bone (nuchal lines of skull)
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Process
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Any bony prominence (mastoid process)
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Meatus
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Canal-like passageway (external auditory meatus of temporal bone)
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Sinus
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Cavity within bone (frontal sinus)
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Fossa
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Shallow, basinlike depression (coronoid fossa of humerus)
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