Projections that are sites of Muscle(tendon) and ligament attachment – Flashcards
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Process
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Any bony prominence; projection from the main bone.
Example: Styloid process
Example: Styloid process
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Tuberosity
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Large rounded projection; may be roughened .
Example: Tibial tuberosity
Example: Tibial tuberosity
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Crest
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Narrow ridge of bone usually prominent .
Example: Intertrochanteric crest
Example: Intertrochanteric crest
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Crest
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Narrow ridge of bone usually prominent .
Example: Intertrochanteric crest
Example: Intertrochanteric crest
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Trochanter
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Very large blunt irregularly shaped process .
Example: Greater trochanter
Example: Greater trochanter
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Line
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Narrow ridge less prominent than the crest.
Example: Intertrochanteric line
Example: Intertrochanteric line
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Tubercle
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Small rounded project projection or process .
Example: Greater tubercle of humerus
Example: Greater tubercle of humerus
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Epicondyle
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Raised area on a condyle.
Example: Lateral epicondyle
Example: Lateral epicondyle
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Spine
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Sharp slender often pointed projection.
Example: Spine of scapula
Example: Spine of scapula
