Bone Markings Flashcards
Crest
-Narrow ridge of bone -Usually prominent -Ligament and muscle attachment
Trochanter
-Very large, blunt -Irregularly shaped process (the only examples are the femur) -Muscle and ligament attachment
Line
-Narrow ridge of bone -less prominent than a crest -Muscle and ligament attachment
Tubercule
-Small, rounded projection or process -Muscle and ligament attachment
Epicondyle
-Raised area on or above a condyle -Muscle and ligament attachment
Spine
-Shape, slender, often pointed projection -Muscle and ligament attachment
Process
-Any bone prominence -Muscle and ligament attachment
Head
-Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck -Help form joints
Condyle
-Rounded articular projection -Help form joints
Ramus
-Armlike bar of bone -Help form joints
Groove
-Furrow -Depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Fissure
-Narrow, slit-like opening -Depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone -depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Notch
-Indentation at the edge of a structure -depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Metus
-Canal-like Passageway -depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Sinus
-Cavity within a bone -filled with air -lined with mucous membrane -depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Fossa
-Shallow -basin-like depression in a bone -often serving as an articular surface -depressions and openings -For passage of blood vessels and nerves
Facet
-smooth -nearly flat articular surface -Help form joints
Tuberosity
-Large, rounded projection -May be rounded -Muscle and ligament attachment
