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1
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What are the four basic surface feature categories?

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elevations, depressions, tunnels or passageways, and facets

2
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When do the surface features of bone become prominent?

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during and after puberty

3
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What are the types of osseous elevations?

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linear, rounded, and sharp

4
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What are the types of osseous linear elevations?

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the line, ridge, and crest

5
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What is an example of the slightest type of osseous linear elevation?

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transverse lines of sternum

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What is an example of an osseous ridge elevation?

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sacral transverse ridges

7
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What are examples of osseous crest elevations?

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median sacral crest, intermediate sacral crest, and lateral sacral crest

8
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What are the types of rounded osseous elevations?

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tubercle, protuberance, trochanter, tuber or tuberosity, and malleolus

9
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What is the definition of an osseous tubercle?

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a small raised elevation from the surface of bone, usually associated with the attachment of a ligament or tendon

10
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What are examples of an osseous tubercle?

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spinous tubercle, transverse tubercle, and the superior, inferior, and lateral tubercles of T12

11
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What is the definition of an osseous protuberance?

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rounded elevation from the surface of bone with a larger base that appears as a swelling or knob

12
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What are examples of osseous protuberances?

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mental protuberance of the mandible, external occipital protuberance of occiput

13
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What is the definition of an osseous trochanter?

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a large, blunt projection from the surface of bone with a significant base and height

14
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What is an example of an osseous trochanter?

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the greater trochanter and lesser trochanter of the femur

15
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What is the definition of an osseous tuber or tuberosity?

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a large projection with a significant base and variable height on the surface of bone

16
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What are examples of osseous tubers or tuberosities?

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the frontal tuber of the frontal bone, tuberosity for the serratus anterior muscle on rib 2, the sacral tuberosity of S2, and the ischial tuberosity of the innominate bone

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What is the definition of an osseous malleolus?

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a hammerhead-like elevation on the surface of bone

18
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What are examples of an osseous malleolus?

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the medial malleolus of the tibia and the lateral malleolus of the fibula

19
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What are the categories of sharp osseous elevations?

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spine and process

20
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What is the definition of the osseous elevation called “spine?”

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a thorn-like elevation from the surface of bone

21
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What is the definition of an osseous process?

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a relatively sharp bony projection from the surface of bone with an increased length

22
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What are examples of an osseous process?

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the mastoid process of the occipital bone, styloid process of the temporal bone, spinous process, transverse process, articular process of vertebrae, and xiphoid process of the sternum

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What are the categories of osseous depressions?

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linear and rounded depressions

24
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What are the categories of osseous linear depressions?

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notch or incisure, groove, and sulcus

25
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What is the definition of an osseous surface notch or incisure?

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a short indentation of variable depth on the surface of bone

26
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What are examples of an osseous surface notch or incisure?

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the superior vertebral notch/incisure and inferior vertebral notch/incisure of the pedicle

27
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What is the definition of an osseous groove?

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a long furrow of variable depth on the surface of bone

28
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What are examples of an osseous groove?

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the groove for the superior petrosal sinus, groove for the greater petrosal nerve, and mastoid groove of the temporal bone

29
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What is the definition of an osseous sulcus?

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a wide groove of variable length and depth on the surface of bone

30
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What is an example of an osseous sulcus?

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the sulcus for the vertebral artery on C1

31
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What are the categories of rounded osseous depressions?

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the fovea and fossa

32
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What is the definiton of an osseous fovea?

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a shallow depression of variable circumference on the surface of bone

33
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What are examples of osseous fovea?

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the fovea dentis of C1 and the pterygoid fovea of the mandible

34
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What is the definition of an osseous fossa?

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a deep depression of variable circumference on the surface of bone

35
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What are examples of an osseous fossa?

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the lacrimal fossa of the frontal bone and the mandibular fossa or glenoid fossa of the mandible

36
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What are the names given to openings on the surface of bone?

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ostium or orifice and hiatus

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What is the definition of an osseous ostium?

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a round or oval opening on the surface of bone

38
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What is the definition of an osseous hiatus?

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an irregular opening on the surface of bone

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What are the names given to osseous ostia which completely penetrate bone?

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foramen or canal

40
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What is the definition of an osseous foramen?

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an ostium passing completely through a thin region of bone

41
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What are examples of osseous foramina?

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the basivertebral venous foramen of vertebrae, the foramen ovale of the sphenoid, and the jugular foramen of the temporal and occipital bones

42
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What is the definition of an osseous canal?

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an ostium passing completely through a thick region of bone

43
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What are examples of an osseous canal?

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the pterygoid canal or vidian canal of the sphenoid, the carotid canal of the temporal, and the infraorbital canal of the maxilla

44
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What is the name given to an ostium which does not completely penetrate through a region of bone but appears as a blind-ended passageway?

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meatus

45
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What is the definition of an osseous meatus?

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a blind-ended passageway that does not completely penetrate through a bone

46
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What are examples of an osseous meatus?

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internal acoustic meatus and external acoustic meatus of the temporal bone

47
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What are examples of and osseous hiatus?

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the hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve of the temporal bone and the sacral hiatus of the sacrum

48
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What is an additional example of an opening in bone?

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fissure

49
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What is the definition of an osseous fissure?

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an irregular slit-like or crack-like appearance between the surfaces of adjacent bones

50
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What are examples of an osseous fissure?

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the superior orbital fissure primarily of the sphenoid bone and the inferior orbital fissure of the palatine, zygomatic, sphenoid, and maxillary bones

51
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What are the categories of osseous facets?

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flat facets and rounded facets

52
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What is the definition of a flat facet?

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a relatively planar or slightly curvilinear surface on bone for osseous articulation

53
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What are examples of a flat osseous facet?

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the articular facets of most zygapophyses of the vertebral column

54
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What are the categories of rounded osseous facets?

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articular heads and articular condyles

55
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What is the definition of an osseous facet named the “head?”

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a bulbous rounded extremity of bone which directly articulates with another surface

56
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What are examples on an osseous articular facet?

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the head of the femur

57
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What is the definition of an osseous condyle?

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a knuckle-shaped surface on bone for osseous articulation

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What are examples of an osseous condyle?

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occipital condyle of the occipital bone, mandibular condyle of the mandible, and the medial and lateral condyles of the femur