Bone Markings Flashcards
1
Q
Fossa
A
Hollow or depression
2
Q
Sinus
A
A cavity or sponge like space in bone
3
Q
Foramen
A
Hole
4
Q
Meatus
A
Tube shaped opening
5
Q
Condyle
A
A rounded knuckle like projection
6
Q
Head
A
A rounded projection beyond a narrow neck like portion
7
Q
Trochanter
A
Large projection found only in the femur
8
Q
Crest
A
A ridge
9
Q
Spine
A
Sharp projection
10
Q
Tubercle
A
Small rounded projection
11
Q
Tuberosity
A
Large rounded projection
12
Q
Name all 11
A
Fossa meatus foramen Sinus head trochanter condyle tubercle tuberosity spine crest
13
Q
Frontal Sinus
A
Located on either side of the midline and above eye orbits (2)
14
Q
Ethmoid
A
3(18) found in either side of the midline and on top of the nasal cavity between sphenoid and frontal
15
Q
Sphenoid
A
2 either side of the midline between the eyes and as deep as you last teeth posterior in nasal cavity
