Bone Termd Flashcards
A narrow, ridge like projection
Crest
A projection situated above a Condyle
Epicondyle
A small, nearly flat surface
Facet
A soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Fontanel
An opening through a bone, which usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels nerves, or ligaments
Foramen
A relatively deep pit or depression
Fossa
A tiny pit or depression
Fovea
An enlargement of the end of a bone
Head
A tubelike passageway within a bone
Meatus
A prominent projection of a bone
Process
A cavity within a bone
Sinus
A thorn like projection
Spine
An interlocking union between bones
Suture
A relatively large process
Trochanter
A small, knoblike process
Tubercle
A knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle
Tuberosity
A rounded process, which usually articulates with another bone
Condyle
