Bone surface markings Flashcards
fissure
narrow slit or cleft - passageway for blood vessels and nerves
sulcus
groove - passageway for the blood vessels and nerves
foramen
opening, hole - passageway for blood vessels and nerves
fossa
shallow depression, basin - attachments for muscles or articulations
spinous process/ transverse process
projection - attachment for muscles or articulations
meatus
blind canal - passageway for blood vessels and nerves
ramus
smooth, rounded articular process - articulation
facet
smooth concave articular surface - articulation
condyle
smooth, rounded articular process - articulation
crest
prominent ridge - attachment for muscles
condyle
smooth rounded articular articular process -articulation
epicondyle
project superior to condyle - attachment for muscles
head
rounded articular projection, supported by a “neck”
-articulation
line
long narrow ridge
attachment for muscles
trochanter
very large projection (only on femur) - attachment for muscles
tubercle
small rounded projection - attachment for muscles
tuberosity
large, roughed projection - attachment for muscles
articulating structures
condyle, facet, head, trochlea
depressions
alveolus, fossa, sulcus
projections for tendon and ligament attachment
crest, epicondyle, line, process, ramus, spine, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity
openings and spaces
canal, fissure, foramen, meatus, sinus
tuberosity visible description
large rounded projection
spinous process ( or spine) visible description
sharp, slender, pointed projection
trochanter visible description
very large, blunt, irregular shaped projection
crest visible description
narrow ridge of bone
foramen visible description
round or oval opening in a bone
meatus visible description
canal - like
fossa visible description
shallow depression mostly to form a joint
head visible description
bony expression at the end of a long neck
facet visible description
smooth, almost flat surface
condyle visible description
rounded projection
ramus visible description
armlike arm of a bone - handle like
