Anatomy & Physiology - Bone Markings
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Process
Also called projections- any bony prominence that grows out from a bone
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Meatus
Canal-like passageway a boney structure
Notch
Indentation at the edge of a structure
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
Condyle
Rounded articular projections; often articulates with a corresponding fossa
Fossa
Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only found on femur)
