Bone Surface Features Flashcards
Sinus (Opening)
A chamber within a bone, normally filled with air
Condyle (Process formed for articulation for adjacent bones)
A smooth, rounded articular process
Head (Process formed for articulation for adjacent bones)
The expanded articular end of an epiphysis, separated from the shaft by a neck
Facet (Process formed for articulation for adjacent bones)
A small, flat articular surface
Fossa (Depression)
A shallow depression
Fissure (Opening)
A elongated cleft or slit
Canal
A duct or channel
Foremen (Passage)
A rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves
Line (Processes formed where tendons or ligaments attach)
A low ridge
Crest (Processes formed where tendons or ligaments attach)
A prominent ridge
Tubercle (Processes formed where tendons or ligaments attach)
A small, rounded projection
Tuberosity (Processes formed where tendons or ligaments attach)
A smaller, rough projection
Trochanter (Processes formed where tendons or ligaments attach)
A large, rough projection
Process (Elevations and projections)
Any projection or bump
Suture
An interlocking line of union between bones
Ramus (Elevations and projections)
An extension of a bone making an angle with the rest of the structure
Spine (Processes formed where tendons or ligaments attach)
A pointed or narrow process
Sulcus (Depression)
A narrow groove
Meatus (Opening)
A passageway through a bone
A chamber within a bone, normally filled with air
Sinus (Opening)
A smooth, rounded articular process
Condyle (Process formed for articulation for adjacent bones)
The expanded articular end of an epiphysis, separated from the shaft by a neck
Head (Process formed for articulation for adjacent bones)
A small, flat articular surface
Facet (Process formed for articulation for adjacent bones)
A shallow depression
Fossa (Depression)
