Bones Flashcards
1
Q
Long bones
A
Bones like the humerus.
2
Q
Flat bones
A
Facial skull bones
3
Q
Irregular bones
A
Vertebrae
4
Q
Short bones
A
Wrist and tarsals
5
Q
Tuberosity
A
Large rounded projection may be roughened
6
Q
Trochanter
A
Very large blunt irregularly shaped process (only in the femur)
Has a greater and a lesser
7
Q
Tubercule
A
Small round bump
8
Q
Condyle
A
A knuckle shaped bump/ rounded articular projection
9
Q
Process
A
Bony prominence
10
Q
Foramen
A
Hole in the bone, blood vessels and nerves go through foramen
11
Q
Meatus
A
Canal or tube in the bone
12
Q
Fossa
A
Ditch or crater in the bone
13
Q
Sesamoid bone
A
Patella
14
Q
Describe comminuted fracture
A
Shattered into pieces
15
Q
Describe compression fracture
A
One end telescopes into another end (crushed)
Remember car crush simulator
