Bone Markings Flashcards
1
Q
Articulating Surfaces
A
-Condyle
-Facet
-Head
-Trochlea
2
Q
Condyle
A
Large, smooth, rounded, oval structure
3
Q
Facet
A
Small, flat, shallow surface
4
Q
Head
A
Prominent, rounded epiphysis
5
Q
Trochlea
A
Smooth, grooved, pulleylike process
6
Q
Depressions
A
-Alveolus
-Fossa
-Sulcus
7
Q
Alveolus
A
Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
8
Q
Fossa
A
Flattened or shallow depression
9
Q
Sulcus
A
Narrow groove
10
Q
Projections
A
-Crest
-Epicondyle
-Line
-Process
-Ramus
-Spine
-Trochanter
-Tubercle
-Tuberosity
11
Q
Crest
A
Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection
12
Q
Epicondyle
A
Projection adjacent to condyle
13
Q
Line
A
Low ridge
14
Q
Process
A
Any marked bony prominence
15
Q
Ramus
A
Angular extension of bone relative to rest of the structure
