Bone Features (Examples/ Pictures)
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process
A raised area or projection
facet
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
head
rounded end of a bone
forament
rounded hole through a bone
fossa
shallow depression
spine
sharp, slender, pointed projection
Tubercle
small rounded projection
angle
a corner
ramus
curved portion of a bone
line
flatter than a crest
meatus
hollow opening
notch
indentation at the edge of a structure
condyle
large round bump
Tuberosity
large rounded projection
trochanter
large, rough projection
body
main portion
suclus
narrow groove
Crest
narrow ridge of bone
epicondyle
bump on a bump
sinus
cavity within a bone
