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      • Appendicular Skeletal System>
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        • Femur
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    • Muscular System>
      • Information on Muscles
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      • Muscles of the Forearm
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      • Back Muscles
    • Circulatory System>
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      • Cardiac Conduction System
      • Arteries and Veins
      • Blood Information
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      • Large Intestines
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    • Nervous System>
      • Brain
  • Anatomical Terms
    • Anatomical Prefixes/Suffixes
    • Directional Terms
    • Anatomical Movements
    • Terms for Regions of the Body
    • Types of Joints
    • Types of Bones
    • Anatomy of Bones
    • Bone Terms
    • Muscle Terms
  • Body Cavities
  • Regions of the Abdominal Area
  • CPR

Bone Terms

Angle - where a bone forms a convex curvature / the point at which two intersecting boreders or surfaces converge
Condyle - rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
Crest - ridge-like projection of a bone
Epicondyle - projection situated above a condyle
Fissure - a cleft or groove
Foramen - an opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
Fossa - a relatively deep pit of depression
Head - enlargement on the end of a bone
Meatus - tube-like passageway within a bone
Notch - where a bone forms a concave curvature / an indentation on the edge of a bone
Process - a prominent projection on a bone
Sinus - cavity within a bone
Spine - thorn-like projection
Trochanter - relatively large process, only found on the femur
Tubercle - small, knob-like process

Tuberosity - elevation or protuberance of a bone with a rough surface
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