Bone terminology Flashcards
Foramen
A hole or opening within a bone that allows passage of structures from one region to another as nerves, blood vessels and etc.
Condyle
A rounded protruberance at the end of a bone, provides structural support to the hyaline cartilage, bears brunt of the force exerted from the joint.
Crest
A raised area of bone, often a site where connective tissue attaches muscle to the bone.
Fossa
A depression within a bone where another structure is found, as in three depressions in cranial cavity that accommodate the brain
Groove
A depression in a bone surface that runs along the length of a vessel or a nerve, providing space to avoid compression by adjacent muscle.
Process
An elongated projection in a bone
Sinus
A narrow, hollow cavity within a bone
Spine
Central part of the bone
Trochanter
A rough prominent area of the femur that lies beneath the head of the femur. Serves attachment for the attachment of the muscles.
Tubercle
A small rounded point of a bone
Tuberosity
Area of a tubercle where the tendons attach.
Medullary cavity
Central cavity of a bone shaft where red bone marrow and adipose tissue is stored. Also known as marrow cavity.
Periosteum
Thin layer of connective tissue covering the bone in all places of the surface except at joints which are protected by articular cartilage
Appendicular skeleton
One of two major bone groups in body. Consists of forelimb including the scapula and the hindlimb including the pelvis.
Scapula
Bone of the appendicular skeleton/shoulder blade, large, flat, slightly triangular, has a ridge that goes lengthways down the bone called the spine. On the lateral surface of the trunk, cranial to the ribs.
Clavicle
Absent in dogs - only remnant of bone present lying in the muscle cranial to the shoulder joint. Present in cats, 1 cm long curved bone, does not articulate with other bones so provides movement freedom.
Humerus
Long, upper, forelimb bone. Proximally connects to the scapula to form the shoulder joint and distally connects to radius and ulna to form the elbow joint. Has
Radius and Ulna
Lower forelimb bones that lie side by side. Radius lies cranially and Ulna lies caudally.
Carpus
Wrist joint, consists of 7 short bones that are lined in two rows : 3 bigger bones on the top row, 4 smaller on the bottom row. All small bones are connected by ligaments.
Metacarpus
Consists of 5 long bones known as metacarpals. 1st is smaller and known as dew claw, it connects separately to the carpus rather than metacarpals. Metacarpals 2,3,4,5 used for weight bearing.
Phalanx/Phalanges
Phalanges are bones of the digits. Dew claw only has two : one long phalanx bone and one short ungual process which is a part of the claw. The rest 4 digits are made up of two long phalanx bones and one short ungual bone.
Pelvis
Pelvis consists of four bones: the ilium (cranial/illiac wing), ischium (caudal/ischiatic tuberosity), pubis, acetabular bone.
Four bones are fused together to form pelvis and has a firm articulation with the sacrum and sacroiliac joint. Two halves of pelvis are joined at pubic symphysis.
The large holes on either side of symphysis are oburator foramen, it reduces the weight of the pelvis, allows blood vessels and nerves to pass from the pelvic cavity into the hindlimb.
Pubic symphysis
Where two halves of the pelvis are joined.
Oburator foramen
Holes on either side of pubic symphysis, allows blood vessels and nerves to pass from pelvic cavity into hind limbs.