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Osteology terms: Terms used for different surface markings on bones. Angle : Corner of bone between two borders. Articulation : A joint or union between two bones. Body/corpus : The largest/principal part of a bone. Border : The edge of bone usually applied to flat bones. Canal : A Tubular and narrow passage/channel/tunnel through one or more bones. Capitulum : A small head. Cleft : A fissure in a bone. Condyle : Knuckle shaped paired articular surface. Cornu/hamulus : Curved horn like projection. Crest : An elongated elevation. Diaphysis : The shaft or central portion of a long bone. Epicondyle : A small projection adjacent to a condyle. Epiphysis : Enlarged end of a long bone. A piece of bone separated from a long bone in early life be cartilage, but later becoming a part of the longer bone. Facet : Small articular surface. Fissure : A narrow cleft in a bone. Foramen : Hole or perforation. Fossa : A depression. Fovea : Articular surface in the form of a small pit. Head : Expanded and nearly round proximal end. Incisura : A notch like depression. Lamina : A plate like structure. Line : A faint elongated elevation. Linea : A narrow very small crest/ridge/line. Neck : The constricted part below head. Notch : A deep or larger indentation. Plexus : It is a network or tangle of nerves. Process : A large projection. Protuberabce/prominence/eminence/torus: Bony projection. Ridge : A narrow rounded elevation on the surface. Shaft : The part of bone formed by diaphysis. Sinus : A cavity in a bone which is lined by mucous membrane and communicating with the exterior. Spine : A slender or pointed projection. Squama/squamosa : Flat portion of cranial bones. Styloid : A pencil shaped pointed process. Sulci/grooves : Elongated depressions. Sutures : Union between two immobile bones. Symphysis : A union in which two similar bones are firmly connected by cartilage. Trochanter : A very large projection. Trochlea : A pulley like grooved articular surface. Tubercle : A small projection. Tuberosity : Large round projection.
Different branches of Veterinary Anatomy, Planes of body, Descriptive Anatomical Terms, Osteology terms, Classification of bones, Composition of bones, Structure of bones, Development of bones, Skeleton
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