Bone Flashcards
Shallow convex or concave surface where two bones articulate
Facet
Indentation in a bone into which another structure fits
Fossa (plural, fossae)
Shallow pit
Fovea
Long indentation along which a narrow structure travels
Groove (Or sulcus)
Tunnel through bone
Canal (Or meatus)
Narrow slit in a bone or between adjacent parts of bones
Fissure
Hole in a bone
Foramen (Plural, foramina)
Rounded end of a bone that articulates with another bone
Condyle
ridge or projection
Crest
round projection from a bones epiphysis
Head
Small, rounded bony projection; a tuberosity is a large tubercle
Tubercle and tuberosity
Small projection usually proximal to a condyle
Epicondyle
Prominent bony projection
Process
Sharp process
spine
Outgrowth from a bone
protuberance
Large projection found only on the femur
Trochanter
Long, narrow ridge
Line
