6 The Skeleton!!!!! Flashcards
What is a condyle?
Large, smooth, round, oval articulating structure
What is a facet?
Small, flat, shallow, articulating surface
What is a bone head?
Prominent rounded epiphysis
What is a trochlea ?
Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process
What is an alveolus?
Deep pit or socket in mandible or maxillae
What is a fossa?
Flattened or shallow depression
What is a sulcus?
A narrow groove
What is a crest?
A narrow, prominent, ridge-like projection
What is an epicondyle?
A projection adjacent to a condyle
What is a bony line?
A low ridge
What is a process?
Any bony prominence
What is a trochanter?
A massive, rough projection found only on the femur
What is a tubercle?
A small rounded projection of bone
What is a tuberosity?
A large, roughened projection.
What is a canal?
A passageway through a bone
What is a fissure?
A narrow, slit-like opening through a bone