Bone Landmarks (chapter 6) Flashcards
1
Q
Articulations
A
Where two bones meet (ie. joint)
2
Q
Head
A
Prominent rounded surface (head of femur)
3
Q
Facet
A
Flat surface (ie. vertebrae)
4
Q
Condyle
A
Rounded surfaces
5
Q
Projections
A
Raised surfaces (ie. spinous process of vertebrae)
6
Q
Protuberance
A
Protruding (ie. chin)
7
Q
Process
A
Prominence feature (ie. transverse process of vertebrae)
8
Q
Spine
A
Sharp process (ischial spine)
9
Q
Tubercle
A
small, rounded process (tubercle of humorous)
10
Q
Tuberosity
A
Rough surface (tuberosity of deltoid)
11
Q
Line
A
Slight, elongated ridge (ie. Temporal lines of parietal bone)
12
Q
Crest
A
Ridge (illiac crest)
13
Q
Holes
A
holes and depressions (ie. holes blood vessels can pass through)
14
Q
Fossa
A
elongated basin (mandibular fossa)
15
Q
Fovea
A
small pit (fovea capits on head of femur)
