Bone Markings Flashcards

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Different types of markings

A

Articulating surfaces
Depressions
Projections
Openings

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Three types of articulating surfaces

A

Condyle
Facet
Head

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Condyle articulating surface

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Large smooth rounded oval structure

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Facet articulating surface

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Small, flat, shallow surface

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Head articulating surface

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Prominent, rounded, epiphysis

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Three types of depressions

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Alveolus, fossa, sulcus

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Alveolus depressions

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Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

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Fossa depressions

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Flattened or shallow depression

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Sulcus depressions

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Narrow grove

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10
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9 types of projections

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Crest, epicondyle, line, process, Ramus, spine, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity

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Crest projection

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Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projections

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12
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Epicondyle projections

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Projection adjacent to condyle

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13
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Line projection

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Low ridge

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Process projection

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Any marked bony prominence

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Ramus projection

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Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure

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Spine projection

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Pointed, slender process

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Trochanter projection

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Massive, rough projection found only on the femur

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Tubercle projection

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Small, round projection

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Tuberosity projection

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Large, rough projection

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5 types of openings

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Canal, fissure, foramen, meatus, sinus

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Canal opening

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Passageway through a bone

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Fissure opening

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Narrow, slit- like opening through a bone

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Foramen opening

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Rounded passageway through a bone

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Meatus opening

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Passageway through a bone

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Sinus opening

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Cavity or hollow space in a bone