Bone terms Flashcards

1
Q

body

A

main part

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2
Q

head

A

enlarged end

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3
Q

neck

A

constriction between head and body

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4
Q

margin/border

A

edge

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5
Q

angle

A

bend

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6
Q

ramus

A

branch off body

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7
Q

condyle

A

smooth, rounded articular surface

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8
Q

facet

A

small flattened articular surface

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9
Q

process

A

prominent projection

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10
Q

tubercle

A

small rounded bump

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11
Q

tuberosity

A

knob

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12
Q

trochanter

A

tuberosities on proximal femur

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13
Q

epicondyle

A

near or above condyle

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14
Q

lingula

A

flat, tongue shaped process

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15
Q

hamulus

A

hook shaped process

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16
Q

horn

A

horn-shaped process

17
Q

line/linea

A

low ridge

18
Q

crest/crista

A

prominent ridge

19
Q

spine

A

high ridge

20
Q

foramen

A

hole

21
Q

canal/meatus

A

tunnel

22
Q

fissure

A

cleft

23
Q

sinus/labyrinth

A

cavity

24
Q

fossa

A

general term for depression

24
Q

fossa

A

general term for depression

25
Q

notch

A

depression in bone or margin

26
Q

fovea

A

little pit

27
Q

groove/sulcus

A

deeper, narrow depression