Bone Markings Flashcards
FORAMEN
Opening or hole
Opening for blood vessels and nerves
FOSSA
Shallow Depression
Muscle Attachment or Articulation
CREST
Prominent ridge
Muscle Attachment
CONDYLE
Smooth, round articular process
Articulation
EPICONDYLE
Projection above a condyle
Muscle attachment
HEAD
Rounded articular projection supported on the neck of a bone
Articulation
LINE
Long, narrow ridge (less prominent than a crest)
Muscle attachment
TROCHANTER
Very large projection
Muscle Attachment
TUBERCLE
Small, rounded projection
Muscle Attachment
TUBEROSITY
Large, roughened projection
Muscle attachment
HUMERUS
Head Greater Tubercle Lesser Tubercle Intertubercular sulcus (groove) Deltoid Tuberosity Medial Tuberosity Lateral Epicondyle Trochlea Capitulum Olecranon Fossa Coronoid Fossa
RADIUS
Head
Styloid Process
Ulnar Notch
Radial Tuberosity
ULNA
Olecranon process Trochlear Notch Radial Notch Coronoid Process Head Styloid Process
CARPALS
8 in each wrist
METACARPALS
5 in each hand
PHALANGES
14 in each hang