Basic Bone features Flashcards
1
Q
Aditus
A
The entrance to a cavity
2
Q
Alveolus
A
A deep pit or socket
3
Q
Eminence
A
A ridge or projection
3
Q
Condyle
A
Rounded or knuckle like prominence
4
Q
Epicondyle
A
A prominence above a condyle
4
Q
Crest
A
A narrow ridge
5
Q
Fossa
A
Depression or hollow
5
Q
Fissure
A
A narrow slit between bones
5
Q
Facet
A
Smooth flattened articular surface
6
Q
Foramen
A
An orifice for passage of blood vessel
7
Q
Head
A
A rounded projection beyond a constricted part/neck (ex: top of femur)
8
Q
Line
A
Ridge of bone less prominent than a crest
9
Q
Meatus or canal
A
Long tube like passage
10
Q
Process
A
Any marked bony prominence
11
Q
Sinus or antrum
A
A cavity within a bone (nose hole in the skull)
