Bone Marking Terms Flashcards
0
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Facet
A
(Articulating)
Nearly flat
1
Q
Condyle
A
(Articulating)
Large, smooth, rounded process
2
Q
Head
A
(articulating)
Expanded end
3
Q
Trochlea
A
(articulating)
Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process
4
Q
Alveolus
A
(Depression)
Deep pit or socket usually maxilla or mandible
5
Q
Fossa
A
(depression)
Flattened or shallow basin
6
Q
Sulcus
A
(depression)
Narrow groove
7
Q
Crest
A
(projection for tendon and ligament attachment)
Ridgelike
8
Q
Epicondyle
A
Projection
Superior to condyle
9
Q
Line
A
Projection
Low ridge; slightly raised
10
Q
Process
A
Projection
Any marked bony prominence
11
Q
Ramus
A
Projection
Angular extension of a bone related to the rest of the structure
12
Q
Spine
A
Projection
Thornlike
13
Q
Trochanter
A
Projection
Large (femur only)
14
Q
Tubercle
A
Projection
Small knoblike
