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Define Tuberosity
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Large rounded projection
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Define Crest
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Prominent narrow ridge of bone
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Define Trochanter
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Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
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Define Line
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Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
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Define Epicondyle
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Raised area on or above a condyle
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Define Spine
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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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Define Process
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Any bony prominence
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Define Head
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Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Define Facet
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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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Define Condyle
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Rounded articular projection
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Define Ramus
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Armlike bar of bone
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Define Meatus
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Canal-like passageway
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Define Sinus
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Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
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Define Fossa
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Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
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Define Groove
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Furrow
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Define Fissure
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Narrow, slitlike opening
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Define Foramen
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Round or oval opening through a bone
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Define Tubercle
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Small rounded projection or process
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What are the three types of skeletal cartilage?
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Hyaline, Elastic, and Fibrocartilage
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What are the four types of hyaline cartilage?
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Articular, Costal, Respiratory, and Nasal
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Where is articular cartilage located?
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In between joints
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Where is costal cartilage located?
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Between the ribs and sternum
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Where is elastic skeletal cartilage located?
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The external ear and the epiglottis
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Where are fibrocartilages located?
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Meniscus and between vertebrae
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What are the two types of cartilage growth?
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Appositional and Interstitial
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