Bone Terminology Flashcards
Canal
Large passageway through a bone.
Foramen
Small rounded hole which blood vessels and nerves pass.
Process
Any bump or projection that protrudes out.
Tubercle
Small, rough rounded projection.
Trochanter
Large, rough round projection.
Sinus
A chamber within a bone normally filled with air.
Fissure
Elongated cleft or gap.
Facet
A small flat smooth area.
Fossa
Shallow depression or recess,
Sulcus
A deep narrow groove.
Tuberosity
Small rough projection where tendons/ligaments attach.
Ramus
Extension of a bone that makes an angle.
Condyle
A smooth rounded articular process.
Flat bone
Parietal bone
How many bones are in the skeletal system!
206
How many bones are in the Axial skeleton? What areas?
80 (skull and spine)
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
126 (upper and lower limbs)
Canal
Large passageway through bone
Foramen
A small rounded hole which blood vessels and nerves pass through
Process
Any bump or projection that protrudes out
Tubercle
Small, rough rounded projection
Trochanter
A large rough rounded projection
