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bone markings 

  • angle- corner

  • body- main portion of bone

  • condyle- rounded bump; fits into fossa of another bone

  • crest- moderately raised ridge

  • epicondyle- bump near a condyle; bump on a bump

  • facet- flat surface

  • fissure- crack like hole for blood vessels and nerves

  • foramen- round hole

  • fossa- depression

  • head- distinct epiphysis

  • line- slightly raised ridge but less than a crest

  • margin- edge of a flat bone

  • meatus- tubelike opening or channel

  • neck- a narrowed portion

  • notch- a v-like depression

  • process- raised area or projection

  • ramus- curved portion of a bone

  • sinus- cavity within a bone

  • spine- raised the most compared to crest and line

  • sulcus- groove

  • trochanter- large bump for muscle attachment

  • tuberosity- oblong, raised bump

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bone markings 

  • angle- corner

  • body- main portion of bone

  • condyle- rounded bump; fits into fossa of another bone

  • crest- moderately raised ridge

  • epicondyle- bump near a condyle; bump on a bump

  • facet- flat surface

  • fissure- crack like hole for blood vessels and nerves

  • foramen- round hole

  • fossa- depression

  • head- distinct epiphysis

  • line- slightly raised ridge but less than a crest

  • margin- edge of a flat bone

  • meatus- tubelike opening or channel

  • neck- a narrowed portion

  • notch- a v-like depression

  • process- raised area or projection

  • ramus- curved portion of a bone

  • sinus- cavity within a bone

  • spine- raised the most compared to crest and line

  • sulcus- groove

  • trochanter- large bump for muscle attachment

  • tuberosity- oblong, raised bump