Bone markings Flashcards
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
Tuberosity
Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Crest
Very large, blunt, irregularly shape process (the only examples are on the femur
Trochanter
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Line
Small rounded projection or process
tubercle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Epicondyle
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Spine
Any bony prominence (projection)
Process
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Head
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Facet
Round articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa
Condyle
Round or oval opening through a bone
Foramen
furrow (a marked narrow depression
Grove
Narrow, slitlike opening
Fissure
a long narrow cut or opening
Slit
Indentation at the edge of a structure
Notch
An angular cut in an edge
Indentation
Shallow basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
Fossa
Canal-like passageway
Meatus
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Sinus
Their purpose is to lighten the skull and also act as resonance chambers in the production of sounds.
Sinus