Front | Back |
![]() Tuberosity |
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
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![]() Crest |
Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
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![]() Trochanter |
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
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![]() Line |
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
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![]() Tubercle |
Small rounded projection or process
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![]() Epicondyle |
Raised area on or above a condyle
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![]() Spine |
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Process
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Any bony prominence
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![]() Head |
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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![]() Facet |
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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![]() Condyle |
Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa
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Foramen |
Round or oval opening through a bone
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![]() Groove |
Furrow
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![]() Fissure |
Narrow, slit-like opening
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Notch |
Indentation at the edge of a structure
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