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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.

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What is a condyle?

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A large, rounded projection that usually articulates with another bone.
Example: Medial or lateral condyle of femur
Page: 276

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What is a facet?

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A small, flat, or nearly flat surface.
Example: Articular facet of vertebra
Page: 331

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What is a facet?

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A small, flat, or nearly flat surface.
Example: Articular facet of vertebra
Page: 331

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What is an angle?

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A bend or protruding angular projection.
Example: Superior and inferior angle of scapula
Page: 90, 91

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What is a border or margin?

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An edge or boundary line of a bone.
Example: Lateral and medial border of scapula
Page: 90, 91

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What is a crest?

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A prominent, narrow, ridge-like projection.
Example: Iliac crest of pelvis
Page: 230, 231

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What is an epicondyle?

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A projection located above a condyle.
Example: Medial or lateral epicondyle of humerus
Page: 144

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What is a line?

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A ridge of bone less prominent than a crest.
Example: Linea aspera of femur
Page: 230

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What is a process?

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Any prominent projection.
Example: Acromion process of scapula, olecranon process of ulna
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What is a ramus?

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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

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What is a spine (spinous process)?

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A sharp, slender projection.
Example: Spinous process of vertebra, spine of scapula
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What is a suture?

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A line of union between bones.
Example: Sagittal suture between parietal bones of skull
Page: 16

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What is a trochanter?

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A very large projection.
Example: Greater or lesser trochanter of femur
Page: 230, 232

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What is a trochanter?

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A very large projection.
Example: Greater or lesser trochanter of femur
Page: 230, 232

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What is a tubercle?

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A small, rounded projection.
Example: Greater and lesser tubercles of humerus
Page: 144

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What is a tuberosity?

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A large, rounded or roughened projection.
Example: Radial tuberosity, tibial tuberosity
Page: 144, 276

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What is a facet (articulating surface)?

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A flattened or shallow articulating surface.
Example: Intervertebral facets in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine
Page: 331

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What is a foramen?

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A rounded hole or opening in bone.
Example: Obturator foramen in pelvis
Page: 331

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What is a fossa?

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A hollow, depressed, or flattened surface.
Example: Supraspinatus fossa, iliac fossa
Page: 230, 231

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What is a fossa?

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A hollow, depressed, or flattened surface.
Example: Supraspinatus fossa, iliac fossa
Page: 230, 231

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What is a fovea?

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A very small pit or depression.
Example: Fovea capitis of femur
Page: 230

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What is a meatus?

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A tubelike passage within a bone.
Example: External auditory meatus of temporal bone
Page: 233

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What is a notch?

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A depression in the margin of a bone.
Example: Trochlear and radial notch of the ulna
Page: 343

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What is a sinus?

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A cavity or hollow space within a bone.
Example: Frontal sinus
Page: 144

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What is a sulcus (groove)?

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A furrow or groove-like depression on a bone.
Example: Intertubercular (bicipital) groove of humerus
Page: 113

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