Bone Stuff 1

Question 1

sinus

antrum

Answer 1

chamber within bone normally filled with air

Question 2

meatus

canal

Answer 2

paasageway for blood vessels and/or nerves

Question 3

fissure

Answer 3

deep furrow, cleft, or slit

Question 4

foramen

Answer 4

rounded passageway for blood vessels and/or nerves

Question 5

process

Answer 5

any projection or bump

Question 6

ramus

Answer 6

an extension of the bone that forms an angle with the rest of the structure

Question 7

sulcus

Answer 7

narrow groove

Question 8

fossa

Answer 8

shallow depression

Question 9

trochanter

Answer 9

large, rough projection

Question 10

crest

Answer 10

prominent ridge

Question 11

spine

Answer 11

pointed process

Question 12

Line

Answer 12

low ridge

Question 13

tubercle

Answer 13

small, rounded projection

Question 14

tuberosity

Answer 14

rough projection

Question 15

head

Answer 15

expanded articular (joint) end of an epiphysis, often separated from the shaft by a narrower neck

Question 16

neck

Answer 16

narrower connection between the epiphysis and diaphysis

Question 17

facet

Answer 17

small, flat articular surface

Question 18

chondyle

Answer 18

smooth, rounded articular process

Question 19

trochlea

Answer 19

smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley