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BONE TERMINOLOGY

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

PROCESS

Back (Answer)

ANY BONE PROMINENCE

#2
Front (Question)

RAMUS

Back (Answer)

BRANCH OF BONE, ARTERY, VEIN OR BONE

#3
Front (Question)

TROCHANTER

Back (Answer)

VERY LARGE, BLUNT, IRREGULAR SHAPED PROCESS (ON FEMUR)

#4
Front (Question)

TUBEROSITY

Back (Answer)

LARGE, ROUNDED PROJECTION, MAY BE ROUGHENED

#5
Front (Question)

TUBERCLE

Back (Answer)

SMALL ROUNDED PROJECTION OR PROCESS

#6
Front (Question)

EPICONDYLE

Back (Answer)

RAISED AREA ON OR ABOVE A CONDYLE

#7
Front (Question)

CREST

Back (Answer)

NARROW RIDGE OF BONE, USUALLY PROMINENT

#8
Front (Question)

SPINE

Back (Answer)

SHARP, SLENDER, POINTED PROJECTION

#9
Front (Question)

HEAD

Back (Answer)

BONY EXPANSION CARRIED ON NARROW NECK

#10
Front (Question)

CONDYLE

Back (Answer)

ROUNDED ARTICULAR PROJECTIONR

#11
Front (Question)

TROCHLEA

Back (Answer)

GROOVE

#12
Front (Question)

FACET

Back (Answer)

SMOOTH, NEARLY FLAT ARITCULAR SURFACE

#13
Front (Question)

FOSSA

Back (Answer)

SHALLOW, BASINLIKE DEPRESSION IN BONE, ARTICULAR SURFACE

#14
Front (Question)

SULCUS

Back (Answer)

FURROW ON BRAIN, LESS DEEP THAN FISSURE

#15
Front (Question)

NOTCH

Back (Answer)

INDENTATION AT THE EDGE OF A STRUCTURE

#16
Front (Question)

MEATUS

Back (Answer)

CANAL-LIKE PASSAGEWAY

#17
Front (Question)

FORAMEN

Back (Answer)

ROUND OR OVAL OPENING THROUGH A BONE

#18
Front (Question)

FISSURE

Back (Answer)

NARROW, SLITLIKE OPENING

#19
Front (Question)

SINUS

Back (Answer)

CAVITY IN BONE, FILLED WITH AIR AND LINED MUCUS MEMBRANE