Bone definison Flashcards
1
Q
Meatus
A
Canal like passage
2
Q
Linea
A
A narrow ridge
3
Q
Fossa
A
Shallow depression
4
Q
Foramina/Formens
A
holes
5
Q
Trochanter
A
Very large process; only 2 on femer
6
Q
Facet
A
Smooth articulation of a bone
7
Q
Process
A
Prominent structure of the bone
8
Q
Ramus
A
elongated seemily stretched out part of a bone
9
Q
Fissure
A
Resembles a crack, narrow opening
10
Q
Epicondyle
A
rounded projection above
11
Q
condyle
A
smaller rounder projection
12
Q
Crest
A
A Ridge
13
Q
Tuberosity
A
Large and rough projection
14
Q
tubercle
A
Small and rough projection
15
Q
Sature
A
Joint with no movement; only in skull
16
Q
Sinus
A
Cavity; only in the skull