Bone and Muscle Terminology Flashcards
A narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels/nerves pass?
Fissure
What is a Foramen?
Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass
A shallow depression is?
Fossa
This follows along a bone surface that accommodates blood vessels, nerve, or tendon?
Sulcus
A meatus is a?
A tube-like opening
A large, round protuberance at the end of a bone (process that form joints) is known as?
Condyle
The bony prominence on each side of ankle is known as the?
Malleolus
A facet is a process that forms joints and is a?
Smooth flat articular surface
This process that forms joints is a rounded articular projection supported on the neck (constricted portion) of a bone?
Head
What does a crest look like & what does it do?
Prominent ridge / elongated projection
Process that forms attachment points for connective tissue
An Epicondyle is a process that forms attachment points for connective tissue and is described as?
Projection above a condyle
What is a Line?
Long, narrow ridge / border (less prominent than a crest)
How is a trochanter described?
Very large projection
A sharp slender projection is?
A Spinous process
A Small, rounded projection is a? & where are they usually found?
Tubercle
Near the head of a bone
A Tuberosity is a? & where are they usually found?
Large, rounded, usually roughened projection
On the shaft / perhaps the base of a bone
An Eminence is a?
Relatively small projection or bump
What are the Characteristics used to name Muscles?
Pattern of muscle fascicles Size Shape Action Number of origins Location site of origin & insertion
A parallel fascicle is?
Parallel to longitudinal axis of muscle,
Terminates @ either end in flat tendon
A fascicle that is nearly parallel to longitudinal axis of muscle; Terminate in flat tendons; Tapers toward tendons, where diameter is less than belly is a?
Fusiform
A triangular Fascicle is?
Spread over broad area,
Coverage @ a thick tendon, giving a triangular appearance
These fascicles are short in relation to total muscle length, arranged on one side of the tendon?
Unipennate
A Bipennate fascicle is?
Arranged on both sides of centrally positioned tendons which extend nearly the entire length of muscle
A Fascicle that attaches obliquely to several tendons, which extend nearly the entire length of muscle?
Multipennate
Rectus muscles are?
Parallel to midline
