Bone Markings Flashcards

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What is a facet

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Shallow convex or concave surface where two bones articulate

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2
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What is a fossa

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Indentation in a bone into which another structure fits

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3
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What is fovea

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A shallow pit

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4
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What is a groove (salcus)

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Long indentation along which a narrow structure travels

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5
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What type of bone marking are fovea, groove (sulcus), fossa, and facet

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Depressions: clefts of varying depth in a bone; located where a bone meets another structure such as another bone or blood vessel

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6
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What type of bone marking are canal (meatus), fissure, and foramen (plural, foramina)

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Openings

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7
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What do openings do

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They are holes that allow blood vessels and nerves to travel through a bone; permit access to the middle and inner ear; encase delicate structures and protect them from trauma

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8
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What is canal (meatus)

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Tunnel through a bone

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9
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What is fissure

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Narrow slit in a bone or between adjacent parts of bones

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10
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What is foramen (plural, foramina)

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Hole in a bone

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11
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What type of bone markings are condyle, crest, head, tubercle and tuberosity, epicondyle, process, spine, protuberance, trochanter, and line

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Projections

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What do projections do

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Bony extensions of varying shapes and sizes: some provide locations for attachment of muscles, tendons, and ligaments; some fit into depressions of other bones to stabilize joints

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13
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What is condyle

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Rounded end of a bone that articulates with another bone

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14
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What is crest

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Ridge or projection

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15
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What is head

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Round projection from a bone’s epiphysis

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16
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What is tubercle and tuberosity

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Small, rounded bony projection: a tuberosity is a large tubercle

17
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What is epicondyle

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Small projection usually proximal to condyle

18
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What is process and spine

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Process is a prominent bony projection

Spine is a sharp process

19
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What is protuberance

A

Outgrowth from a bone

20
Q

What is trochanter

A

Large projection found only on the femur

21
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What is line

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Long, narrow ridge