Bone land marks

Question 1

Bone landmarks

Answer 1

are the bumps, grooves and holes on the bones. the markings are used for muscle attachment, passageways for blood vessels and nerves, support and movement.

Question 2

Articulating surfaces

Answer 2

The surface of a joint at which the ends of the joint meet.

Question 3

Depressions

Answer 3

small pit or tiny

Question 4

projections

Answer 4

area of the bone that projects above the surface the bone

Question 5

openings and spaces

Answer 5

pathways on the bones

Question 6

Condyle (articulating surfaces)

Answer 6

large, smooth, rounded, oval structure

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facet (articulating surfaces)

Answer 7

small, flat, shallow surface

Question 8

head (articulating surfaces)

Answer 8

prominent , rounded epiphysis ( the end part of along bone)

Question 9

trochlea (articulating surfaces)

Answer 9

smooth, grooved, pulley-like process

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Alveolus (depressions)

Answer 10

deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

Question 11

fossa (depressions)

Answer 11

flattened or shallow depression

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Sulcus (depressions)

Answer 12

narrow groove

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crest ( projections)

Answer 13

narrow, prominent, ridge like projections

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epicondyle ( projections)

Answer 14

projections adjacent to a condyle

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line (projections)

Answer 15

low ridge

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process (projections)

Answer 16

any marked bony prominence

Question 17

Ramus (projections)

Answer 17

angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure

Question 18

spine ( projections)

Answer 18

pointed, slender process

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trochanter ( projections)

Answer 19

massive, rough projection found only on the femur

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tubercle (projections)

Answer 20

small, round projection

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tuberosity (projections)

Answer 21

large, rough protection

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canal (openings and spaces)

Answer 22

passageway through a bone

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fissure (openings and spaces)

Answer 23

narrow, slitlike openings through a bone

Question 24

foramen (openings and spaces)

Answer 24

rounded passage way through a bone

Question 25

meatus (openings and spaces)

Answer 25

passageway through a bone

Question 26

sinus (openings and spaces)

Answer 26

cavity or hallow space in a bone