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  • Angle

    A corner

  • Body

    main portion of bone

  • Facet

    small, smooth flat surface that articulates with another facet or flat bone

  • Fissure

    Slit-like opening, usually for transit of vessels and nerves

  • Foramen

    Any opening in bone, usually for transit of vessels and nerves

  • Fossa

    Depression; often receives an articulating bone

  • Meatus

    Tube-like opening or canal

  • Process

    Raised area or projection

  • Sinus

    cavity within a bone

  • Spine

    Sharp, pointed process similar to a crest but raised more

  • Condyle

    round, curved projection, usually fits into a fossa on another bone to form a joint

  • Crest

    Raised ridge for muscle attachment

  • Epicondyle

    small round projection near a condyle

  • Head

    small, hemishperical structure at the proximal end of bones; usually separated from the shaft by the neck

  • Line

    similar to a crest but not raised as much

  • Margin

    edge of a flat bone

  • neck

    narrowed portion usually at base of a head

  • notch

    V-like depression in the margin of a flat area

  • Ramus

    branch of a bone

  • Trochanter

    Large projection for muscle attachment

  • Trochlea

    Projection with a deep depression through the center, similar to the shape of a pulley

  • Tubercle

    small, nodule-like elevation for muscle attachment

  • Tuberosity

    Large, raised prominence for muscle attachment