Anatomical Terms For Openings Etc Flashcards
What are the 4 main classifications?
Articulating surfaces
Depressions
Projections for tendon and ligament attachment
Openings and spaces
What are the names of the depressions?
Alveolus (pl. Alveoli)
Fossa (pl. Fossae)
Sulcus
What are the names of the projections for tendon and ligament attachment?
Crest Epicondyle Line Process Ramus (pl. Rami) Spine Trochanter Tubercle Tuberosity
What are the names of the articulating surfaces?
Condyle
Facet
Head
Trochlea
What are the names of openings and spaces?
Canal Fissure Foramen (pl. Foramina) Meatus Sinus
What are the name of the 5 spines of pelvic girdle?
Posterior superior iliac spine
Posterior inferior iliac spine
Anterior superior iliac spine
Anterior inferior iliac spine
Ischial spine
Name of 2 notches of pelvic girdle.
Greater sciatic notch
Lesser sciatic notch
Name the socket that houses the head of the femur.
Acetabulum
What is the opening of pelvic girdle that’s covered with connective tissue?
Opturator Foramen
Another word for hip bone
Coxal bone
What seperates greater sciatic notch and lesser sciatic notch?
Ischial spine
What are the two projections near ischium?
Ischial tuberosity
Ischial spine
Names of the four projections on ilium.
Posterior superior iliac spine
Posterior inferior iliac spine
Anterior superior iliac spine
Anterior inferior iliac spine
Which is more medial, the lesser trochanter of femur, or the greater trochanter?
Lesser trochanter
Name of the long rough line along posterior femur?
Linea Aspera
Structure between the lesser trochanter and greater trochanter on posterior femur?
Intertrochanteric crest
What is the struture between the lateral and medial condyles of the femur?
Intercondylar fossa
What are the smooth structures that articulate with the tibia to create the knee joint?
Medial condyle
Lateral condyle
What are the rough structures on distal end of femur that attach to ligaments?
Medial epicondyle
Lateral epicondyle
What is the small hole in head of femur?
Fovea capitis
How can you tell if femur is posterior or Anterior?
Posterior you see the Linea Aspera and
Intercondylar fossa and condyles very prominent
Anterior- no linea Aspera and
Intercondylar fossa and condyles are NOT very prominent
What are the large areas of both sides of ilium called? Medial and lateral.
Medial: iliac fossa
Lateral: gluteal surface