Bone Markings Flashcards
Review the overall skeletal system from axial to appendicular as well as the functions and types of bones within the human skeleton.
What is a condyle?
A large, rounded projection that usually articulates with another bone.
Example: Medial or lateral condyle of femur
Page: 276
What is a facet?
A small, flat, or nearly flat surface.
Example: Articular facet of vertebra
Page: 331
What is a facet?
A small, flat, or nearly flat surface.
Example: Articular facet of vertebra
Page: 331
What is an angle?
A bend or protruding angular projection.
Example: Superior and inferior angle of scapula
Page: 90, 91
What is a border or margin?
An edge or boundary line of a bone.
Example: Lateral and medial border of scapula
Page: 90, 91
What is a crest?
A prominent, narrow, ridge-like projection.
Example: Iliac crest of pelvis
Page: 230, 231
What is an epicondyle?
A projection located above a condyle.
Example: Medial or lateral epicondyle of humerus
Page: 144
What is a line?
A ridge of bone less prominent than a crest.
Example: Linea aspera of femur
Page: 230
What is a process?
Any prominent projection.
Example: Acromion process of scapula, olecranon process of ulna
Page: 90, 91, 113, 114
What is a ramus?
A part of an irregularly shaped bone that is thicker than a process and forms an angle with the main body.
Example: Superior and inferior ramus of pubis
Page: 230
What is a spine (spinous process)?
A sharp, slender projection.
Example: Spinous process of vertebra, spine of scapula
Page: 90, 91, 330, 331
What is a suture?
A line of union between bones.
Example: Sagittal suture between parietal bones of skull
Page: 16
What is a trochanter?
A very large projection.
Example: Greater or lesser trochanter of femur
Page: 230, 232
What is a trochanter?
A very large projection.
Example: Greater or lesser trochanter of femur
Page: 230, 232
What is a tubercle?
A small, rounded projection.
Example: Greater and lesser tubercles of humerus
Page: 144
What is a tuberosity?
A large, rounded or roughened projection.
Example: Radial tuberosity, tibial tuberosity
Page: 144, 276
What is a facet (articulating surface)?
A flattened or shallow articulating surface.
Example: Intervertebral facets in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine
Page: 331
What is a foramen?
A rounded hole or opening in bone.
Example: Obturator foramen in pelvis
Page: 331
What is a fossa?
A hollow, depressed, or flattened surface.
Example: Supraspinatus fossa, iliac fossa
Page: 230, 231
What is a fossa?
A hollow, depressed, or flattened surface.
Example: Supraspinatus fossa, iliac fossa
Page: 230, 231
What is a fovea?
A very small pit or depression.
Example: Fovea capitis of femur
Page: 230
What is a meatus?
A tubelike passage within a bone.
Example: External auditory meatus of temporal bone
Page: 233
What is a notch?
A depression in the margin of a bone.
Example: Trochlear and radial notch of the ulna
Page: 343
What is a sinus?
A cavity or hollow space within a bone.
Example: Frontal sinus
Page: 144
