Bone terminology Flashcards
a projecting or sharp corner
angle
outer part or edge
border
relatively narrow tubular channel or passageway
canal
large smooth rounded process for articulation
condyle
an elongated prominence
crest/ridge
smaller condyle or process above condyle
epicondyle
smaller nearly flat articular surface
facet
a narrow slit or cleft
fissure
hole, opening in a bone through which blood vessels and/or nerves usually pass
foramen
shallow depression
fossa
rounded depression or pit
fovea
elongated depression or furrow
groove
an enlargement on the end of a bone, often rounded
head
a less prominent ridge
line
a narrow ridge
linea
tube-like passageway within a bone
meatus
indentation in a bone (often deep and at edge of bone)
notch
a prominent projection on a bone
process
a structure given off from a larger one
ramus
a cavity or hollow space within a bone
sinus
a pointed slender process
spine
like a stylus
styloid
linear groove
sulcus
a large, somewhat blunt process
trochanter
