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Body
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The main part of a bone from which other markings often extend.
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Canal
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A tube-like opening through a bone. Nerves and blood vessels often pass through canals.
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Condyle
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A relatively large, round projection where the bone articulates with part of another bone.
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Crest
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A narrow ridege on the bone, usually found where flat, muscle, tendon, or ligament attaches to the bone.
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Diaphysis
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The cylindrical shaft of a long bone.
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Epicondyle
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A relatively small, rounded bump where muscles, tendons, and ligaments attach to the bone.
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Epiphysis
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The enlarged end of a long bone, often includes other markings such as condyles or epicondyles.
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Facet
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A smooth, flat area where the bone articulates with part of another bone.
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Fissure
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A narrow elongated opening, usually irregular in shape.
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Foramen
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A round or oval hole through a bone, not as long as a canal or meatus.
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Fossa
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A large, flat region or shallow depression on a bone.
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Groove
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A narrow depression on a bone through which some other structure runs.
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Head
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A rounded enlargement carried on a neck of a bone which takes part in forming a joint.
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Line
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A narrow ridge, smaller than a crest, but also a place where a flat ligament, tendon, or muscle attaches to the bone.
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Meatus
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A tube-like opening or passage in a bone.
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