2:Bone marking Flashcards
projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment
(8) tuberosity crest trochanter line tubercle epicondyle spine process
tuberosity
muscle and ligament attachment
large rounded projection; may be roughened
crest
muscle and ligament attachment
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
trochanter
muscle and ligament attachment
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only example on the femur)
line
muscle and ligament attachment
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
tubercle
muscle and ligament attachment
small rounded projection or process
epicondyle
muscle and ligament attachment
raised area on or above a condyle
spine
muscle and ligament attachment
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
projections that help form joints
(4) head facet condyle ramus
head
help form joints
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
facet
help form joints
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
condyle
help form joints
rounded articular projection
ramus
help form joints
armlike bar of bone
depressions and openings for passage of vessels and nerves
(3)
fissure
foramen
notch
fissure
passage of vessels and nerves
narrow, slitlike opening