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Anatomy and Physiology I > Bone Markings > Flashcards

Bone Markings Flashcards

1
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FORAMEN

A

Opening or hole

Opening for blood vessels and nerves

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FOSSA

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Shallow Depression

Muscle Attachment or Articulation

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3
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CREST

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Prominent ridge

Muscle Attachment

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4
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CONDYLE

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Smooth, round articular process

Articulation

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5
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EPICONDYLE

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Projection above a condyle

Muscle attachment

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HEAD

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Rounded articular projection supported on the neck of a bone

Articulation

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7
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LINE

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Long, narrow ridge (less prominent than a crest)

Muscle attachment

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8
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TROCHANTER

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Very large projection

Muscle Attachment

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TUBERCLE

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Small, rounded projection

Muscle Attachment

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10
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TUBEROSITY

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Large, roughened projection

Muscle attachment

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HUMERUS

A 
Head 
Greater Tubercle
Lesser Tubercle
Intertubercular sulcus (groove)
Deltoid Tuberosity
Medial Tuberosity
Lateral Epicondyle
Trochlea
Capitulum
Olecranon Fossa
Coronoid Fossa
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12
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RADIUS

A

Head
Styloid Process
Ulnar Notch
Radial Tuberosity

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ULNA

A 
Olecranon process
Trochlear Notch
Radial Notch
Coronoid Process
Head
Styloid Process
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CARPALS

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8 in each wrist

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15
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METACARPALS

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5 in each hand

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PHALANGES

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14 in each hang

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FEMUR

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Head
Fovea Capitis
Greater Trochanter
Lesser Trochanger
Gluteal Tuberosity
Linea Aspera
Medial Epicondyle
Lateral Epicondyle
Medial Condyle
Lateral Condyle
Intercondylar Fossa
Patellar Fossa
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PATELLA

19
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TIBIA

A 
Medial Condyle
Lateral Condyle
Intercondylar Eminence
Medial Malleolus
Anterior Border
Tibial Tuberosity
20
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FIBULA

A

Head

Lateral Malleolus

21
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TARSALS

A 
7 in each ankle
Talus
Calcaneus
5 Metatarsals
14 phalanges
22
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CLAVICLE

A

Acromial End
Sternal End
Costal Tuberosity
Cunoid Tubercle

23
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SCAPULA

A 
Coracoid Process
Acromion Process
Spine
Supraspinous fossa
Infraspinous fossa
Glenoid Cavity
Subcapsular fossa
Suprascapular notch
Vertebral (medial) border
Axillary (lateral) border
24
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ILIUM

A

Iliac Crest
Greater sciatic notch
Iliac Fossa
Sacroilliac Joint

25
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ISCHIUM

A 
Ischial Spine
Acetabulum
Obturator foramen
Ischial tuberosity
Lesser Sciatic Notch
26
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FRONTAL BONE

A

Frontal Sinus
Supraorbital Margin
Supraorbital Foramen (notch)
Glabella

27
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Parietal Bone

A

Sagittal Suture

Coronal Suture

28
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OCCIPITAL BONE

A

Lambdoid Suture
Occipital Condyle
Foramen Magnum
External Occipital Protuberance

29
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TEMPORAL BONE

A 
Squamous Suture
External and Internal acoustic meatus
Mastoid Process
Styloid Process
Petrous Portion
Zygomatic Process
Juglar Foramen
Carotid Canal
Foramen Lacerum
Mastoid Sinus
30
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SPHENOID BONE

A 
Greater and Lesser Wings
Sphenoid Sinus
Pterygoid Process
Sella Turcicia
Optic Canal
Foramen Ovale
Foramen Rotundum
Superior Orbital Fissure
31
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ETHMOID BONE

A 
Perpendicular Plate
Crista Galli
Cribiform Plate
Ethmoid Sinus
Middle Nasal Concha
32
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ZYGOMATIC BONE

A

Orbital Process
Temporal Process
Maxillary Process

33
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MAXILLA

A 
Alveolar margin
Infraorbital Foramen
Palatine Process
Inferior Orbital Fissure
Maxillary Sinus
34
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MANDIBLE

A 
Mandibular Condyle
Coronoid Process
Alveolar Margin
Mental Foramina
Mandibular Foramen
35
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RIBS

A 
True Ribs (1-7)
False Ribs (8-12)
Floating Ribs (11-12)
36
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STERNUM

A 
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid Process
Clavicular Notch
Jugular Notch
Costal Cartilage
37
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VERTABRAE (general)

A 
Body
Spinous Process
Transverse Process
Vertebral Foramen
Cervical Vertabrae (7)
Thoracic Vertabrae (12)
Lumbar Vertabrae (5)
38
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CERVICAL VERTABRAE

A

Atlas
Axis - Odontoid Process/Dens
2 Transverse Foramina

39
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SACRUM

A 
5 fused bones
Sacral Foramen
Median Sacral Crest
Sacral Promontory
Ala
40
Q

COCCYX

A

1-4 fused bone

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