flat bone - thin, roughly parallel surfaces, sutural bone - small, flat, irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull , long bone - relatively long and slender, irregular bone - have complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces, sesamoid bone - generally small, flat, and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed, short bone - small and boxy, fossa - a shallow depression or recess in the surface of a bone, fissure - a narrow, slit like opening or an elongated cleft or gap , foramen - round or oval opening through the bone , canal/meatus - a large passageway through the bone , sulcus/groove - a furrow or narrow trough in a bone , sinus - a chamber within a bone filled with air and lined with a mucous membrane , tuberosity - large, round or rough projection that may cover a broad area, crest - narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent, trochanter - very large, irregularly shaped projection, line - narrow ridges of bone; less prominent than a crest , tubercle - small, rounded projection , epicondyle - raised area above a condyle , spine - sharp, slender, and often pointed process, head - expanded proximal end of a bone carried on a narrow neck , facet - smooth, flat articular surface , condyle - smooth, rounded articular surface, ramus - arm-like bar of a bone ,

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