BONE MARKINGS OVERVIEW Flashcards
1
Q
What is a condyle?
A
- A rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
2
Q
What is a crest?
A
- A narrow, ridge-like projection
3
Q
What is an epicondyle?
A
- A projection situated above a condyle
4
Q
What is a facet?
A
- A small, nearly flat surface
5
Q
What is a fissure?
A
- A cleft or a groove
6
Q
What is a fontanel?
A
- A soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between the bones
7
Q
What is a foramen?
A
- Opening thru a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
8
Q
- What is a fossa?
A
- Relatively deep pit or depression
9
Q
What is a fovea?
A
- A tiny pit or depression
10
Q
- What is a head?
A
- An englargement on the end of a bone
11
Q
What is a linea?
A
- A narrow ridge
12
Q
What is a meatus?
A
- Tubelike passageway within a bone
13
Q
What is a process?
A
- A prominent projection on a bone
14
Q
What is a ramus?
A
- A branch or similar extension
15
Q
What is a sinus?
A
- A cavity within a bone
16
Q
What is a spine?
A
- A thornlike projection
17
Q
What is a sulcus?
A
- A furrow or groove
18
Q
What is a suture?
A
- Interlocking line of union between bones
19
Q
What is a trochanter?
A
- A relatively large process
20
Q
What is a tubercle?
A
- A knoblike process
21
Q
What is a tuberosity?
A
- A knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle
