Bone terminology Flashcards
Tuberosity
Large rounded projection, may be roughened
Crust
Narrow bridge of bone; usually prominent
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
Line
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest
Tubercle
Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Spine
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Process
Prominence or projection
Styloid
Slender, pointed process
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Facet
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Condyle
Rounded articular projection
Ramus
Arm-like bar of bone
Sinus
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with a mucous membrane
Meatus
Canal-like passage
Fossa
Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serves as an articular surface
Groove
Furrow
Fissure
Narrow, slit-like opening
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
Articulation
The junction of two or more bones
Suture
Immovable fibrous joint, primarily in the skull
