anatomical bone terms Flashcards
What does ‘auricular’ refer to?
Ear
What is the definition of ‘axis’?
The central line of a body or part, where rotation takes place.
What does ‘carotid’ mean?
To put to sleep.
What is the meaning of ‘coronoid’?
Shaped like a crown.
What does ‘costal’ refer to?
Rib.
What is ‘crista galli’?
Crest of a rooster.
What does ‘cribriform’ mean?
Sieve-like.
What is ‘concha’?
Shell.
What does ‘hypoglossal’ refer to?
Under the tongue.
What is the meaning of ‘jugular’?
Neck.
What does ‘lacrimal’ mean?
A tear (drop).
What is ‘magnum’?
Great.
What does ‘manubrium’ refer to?
Handle.
What is the meaning of ‘mastoid’?
Shaped like breast.
What does ‘mental’ mean?
Chin.
What is ‘odontoid’?
Tooth-like.
What does ‘orbit’ refer to?
Circle, bony socket for the eyeball.
What is ‘prominens’?
Projecting.
What does ‘petrous’ mean?
Rocky.
What is ‘pterygoid’?
Wing-shaped.
What does ‘sacrum’ refer to?
Sacred or strong bone.
What is ‘sella turcica’?
Turkish saddle.
What does ‘sphenoid’ mean?
Wedge-shaped.
What is ‘squamous’?
Scale-like.
What does ‘sternum’ refer to?
Chest.
What is ‘styloid’?
Pencil-like structure.
What does ‘xiphoid’ mean?
Sword-shaped.
What is an alveolus?
A deep pit or socket.
Plural: alveoli
What is a canal?
A ‘water-pipe’, passageway through a bone.
What is a condyle?
A large articulating rounded structure, knuckle.
What is a crest?
A prominent ridge-like projection.
What is an epicondyle?
An adjacent projection to a condyle.
What is a facet?
A small, smooth and shallow articulating surface.
What is a fissure?
A cleft; narrow, slit-like opening through a bone.
What is a foramen?
A rounded passage through a bone, a hole.
Plural: foramina
What is a fossa?
A shallow depression, a concavity within a surface.
What is a head?
A prominent and rounded epiphysis.
What is a line?
A low ridge.
What is a linea?
A line.
What is a notch?
An indentation.
What is a process?
An outgrowth in a bone.
What is a protuberance?
A bulging bone feature.
What is a ramus?
A branch.
Plural: rami
What is a sinus?
A hollow space in a bone.
What is a spine?
A thorn, sharp or pointed slender process.
What is a sulcus?
A groove.
What is a trochanter?
A massive projection only found in femur.
A runner
What is a trochlea?
A pulley.
What is a tubercle?
A small prominence, small rounded projection.
What is a tuberosity?
A large, rough projection.
