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5964870362CrestNarrow ridge of bone usually prominent; muscle and ligament attachement0
5964870363TuberosityLarge rounded projection may be roughened1
5964870364CanalNarrow tube, passage, or channel for blood vessels and nerves2
5964870365FoveaDeep pit or depression in bone3
5964870366SulcusGroove or furrow in a bone4
5964870367CornuHorn shaped projection pr structure5
5964870368SquamaFlat portion or area on a bone6
5964870369FacetSmooth nearly flat articular surface; helps form joints7
5964870370CondyleRounded articular projection; joint formation8
5964870371RamusArmlike bar of bone; joint formation9
5964870372GrooveFurrow10
5964870373FissureNarrow slitlike openings; passageay for blod vessels and nerves11
5964870374ForamenRound or oval opening through a bone; passage way for blood vessels and nerves12
5964870375NotchIndentation at the edge of a structure; passageway for blood vessels and nerves13
5964870376SinusBone cavity filled with air and lined with mucus membrane14
5964870377FossaShallow basinlike depression in bone15
5964870378Visceral skeletonBones derived from embryonic gill arches (Ear ossicles and hyoid)16
5964870379SpineSharp, slender, pointed projection; muscle and ligament attachment17
5964870380EpicondyleAbove or on condyle; muscle and ligament attachment18
5964870381TubercleSmall rounder projection or process; muscle and ligament attachment19
5964870382LineNarrow ridge of bone less prominent than crest; muscle and ligament attachment20
5964870383TrochanterLarge, blunt, irregularly shaped process (femur); muscle and ligament21
5964870384AlaWing like portion of bone22
5964870385ConchaeLateral fold of a bone in nasal cavity that creates more efficient circulation of inhaled air (more air flow more SA)23
5964870386SutureLine remaining after 2 bones have joined together and fused, seen btwn skull bones24
5964870387FontanelSpaces covered by connective tissue (tough membranes) btwn bones of a fetus/infant skull25
5964870388ProcessAny bone prominence26
5964870389HeadBony expansion carrier on a narrow neck; forms joints27
5964870390MeatusCanal like passageway28

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