Bone Markings Flashcards by Alice Spencer

FORAMEN

Opening or hole

Opening for blood vessels and nerves

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FOSSA

Shallow Depression

Muscle Attachment or Articulation

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CREST

Prominent ridge

Muscle Attachment

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CONDYLE

Smooth, round articular process

Articulation

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EPICONDYLE

Projection above a condyle

Muscle attachment

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HEAD

Rounded articular projection supported on the neck of a bone

Articulation

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LINE

Long, narrow ridge (less prominent than a crest)

Muscle attachment

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TROCHANTER

Very large projection

Muscle Attachment

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TUBERCLE

Small, rounded projection

Muscle Attachment

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TUBEROSITY

Large, roughened projection

Muscle attachment

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HUMERUS

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

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RADIUS

Head
Styloid Process
Ulnar Notch
Radial Tuberosity

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ULNA

Olecranon process
Trochlear Notch
Radial Notch
Coronoid Process
Head
Styloid Process

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CARPALS

8 in each wrist

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METACARPALS

5 in each hand

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PHALANGES

14 in each hang

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FEMUR

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

PATELLA

Head

TIBIA

Medial Condyle
Lateral Condyle
Intercondylar Eminence
Medial Malleolus
Anterior Border
Tibial Tuberosity

FIBULA

Head

Lateral Malleolus

TARSALS

7 in each ankle
Talus
Calcaneus
5 Metatarsals
14 phalanges

CLAVICLE

Acromial End
Sternal End
Costal Tuberosity
Cunoid Tubercle

SCAPULA

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

ILIUM

Iliac Crest
Greater sciatic notch
Iliac Fossa
Sacroilliac Joint

ISCHIUM

``` Ischial Spine Acetabulum Obturator foramen Ischial tuberosity Lesser Sciatic Notch ```

FRONTAL BONE

Frontal Sinus Supraorbital Margin Supraorbital Foramen (notch) Glabella

Parietal Bone

Sagittal Suture | Coronal Suture

OCCIPITAL BONE

Lambdoid Suture Occipital Condyle Foramen Magnum External Occipital Protuberance

TEMPORAL BONE

``` Squamous Suture External and Internal acoustic meatus Mastoid Process Styloid Process Petrous Portion Zygomatic Process Juglar Foramen Carotid Canal Foramen Lacerum Mastoid Sinus ```

SPHENOID BONE

``` Greater and Lesser Wings Sphenoid Sinus Pterygoid Process Sella Turcicia Optic Canal Foramen Ovale Foramen Rotundum Superior Orbital Fissure ```

ETHMOID BONE

``` Perpendicular Plate Crista Galli Cribiform Plate Ethmoid Sinus Middle Nasal Concha ```

ZYGOMATIC BONE

Orbital Process Temporal Process Maxillary Process

MAXILLA

``` Alveolar margin Infraorbital Foramen Palatine Process Inferior Orbital Fissure Maxillary Sinus ```

MANDIBLE

``` Mandibular Condyle Coronoid Process Alveolar Margin Mental Foramina Mandibular Foramen ```

RIBS

``` True Ribs (1-7) False Ribs (8-12) Floating Ribs (11-12) ```

STERNUM

``` Manubrium Body Xiphoid Process Clavicular Notch Jugular Notch Costal Cartilage ```

VERTABRAE (general)

``` Body Spinous Process Transverse Process Vertebral Foramen Cervical Vertabrae (7) Thoracic Vertabrae (12) Lumbar Vertabrae (5) ```

CERVICAL VERTABRAE

Atlas Axis - Odontoid Process/Dens 2 Transverse Foramina

SACRUM

``` 5 fused bones Sacral Foramen Median Sacral Crest Sacral Promontory Ala ```

COCCYX

1-4 fused bone