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Bone Surface Features Flashcards

1
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what are the 4 basic surface feature categories

A

elevations, depressions, tunnels or passageways & facets

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when do the surface features of bone become prominent

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during and after puberty

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what are the types of osseous elevations

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linear, rounded and sharp

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what are the types of osseous linear elevations

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the line, ridge and crest

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what is an example of the slightest type of osseous linear elevation

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transverse lines of sternum

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what is an example of an osseous ridge elevation

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sacral transverse ridges

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what are examples of osseous crest elevations

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median sacral crest, intermediate sacral crest and lateral sacral crest

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what are the types of rounded osseous elevations

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tubercle, protuberance, trochanter, tuber or tuberosity and malleolus

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what is the definition of an osseous tubercle

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small raised elevation from the surface of bone, usually associated with the attachment of a ligament or tendon

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what are examples of an osseous tubercle

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spinous tubercle, transverse tubercle and the superior, inferior & lateral tubercles of T12

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what is the definition of an osseous protuberance

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rounded elevation from the surface of bone with a larger base that appears as a swelling or knob

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what are examples of osseous protuberances

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mental protuberance of the mandible, external occipital protuberance of occiput

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what is the definition of an osseous trochanter

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a large, blunt projection from the surface of bone with a significant base and height

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what is an example of an osseous trochanter

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the greater trochanter and lesser trochanter of the femur

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what is the definition of an osseous tuber or tuberosity

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a large projection with a significant base and a variable height on the surface of bone

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what are examples of osseous tubers or tuberosities

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frontal tuber of the frontal bone, tuberosity for the serratus anterior muscle on rib 2, sacral tuberosity of S2, and ischial tuberosity of the innominate bone

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what is the definition of an osseous malleolus

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hammerhead-like elevation on the surface of bone

18
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what are examples of an osseous malleolus

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medial malleolus of the tibia and lateral malleolus of the fibula

19
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what are the categories of sharp osseous elevations

A

spine and process

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