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Human Anatomy 2018 > Bone Terms > Flashcards

Bone Terms Flashcards

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Crest

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Ridge of bone

iliac crest

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Epicondyle

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Eminence superior or adjacent to condyle

lateral epicondyle of the humerus

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Facet

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Smooth flat area , usually covered by cartilage, where a done articulates with another bone

( superior costal facet on the body of a vertebra for articulation with a rib)

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Foramen

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Passage through a bone

obturator foramen

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Fossa

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Hollow or depression area

infraspinous fossa of the scapula

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Goove

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Elongated depression or furrow

radial groove of the humerus

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Head

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Large round articular end

head of humerus

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Malleolus

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Rounded process

lateral malleolus of the fibula

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Neck

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Narrow portion proximal to the head

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Notch

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Indentation at the edge of the bone

greater sciatic notch

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Process

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An extension /projection serving a particular purpose , having a characteristic shape, or extending in a certain direction

( articular process spinous process, transverse process)

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Protuberance

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Bulge or projection of bone

External occipital protuberance

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Shaft

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Diaphysis of body of long bone

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Spine

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Thorn-like process

spine of the scapula

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Trochanter

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Spool-like articular process or process that acts as pulley

trochlea of the humerus

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Tubercle

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Small raised eminence

Greater tubercle of humerus

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Tuberosity

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Large rounded elevation

ischial tuberosity

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Fissure

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a narrow, cleft like opening between adjacent bones

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canal

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foramen with some length and an office at each end

20
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meatus

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tube like passageway running within the bone with an office at only on end

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paranasal sinus grove

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air filled cavity within a bone connected to the nasal cavity.
furrow of depression that accolades a soft structure such as a blood vessel, nerve tendon,

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fossa

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depression in or on a bone

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fovea

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little pit

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condyle

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large, rounded articular prominence

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angle

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main part of one and process are joined

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ramus

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branch of body part

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lingual

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flat, tongue-shaped process

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hamulus

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hook-shaped process

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cornu

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horn shapped process

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synchondrosis

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hyaline cartilage that hold 2 bones in close proximity

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synostosis

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when the bones that are joined by the process of synchondrosis become fused together and lose the hyaline cartilage

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symphysis

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joing held together by fibrocartilage cartilage

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Cartilaginous joint

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amiphiarthrosis ( slightly moveable) joint with either hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

Human Anatomy 2018 (4 decks)

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