Bones Flashcards
Bone Marking
Where two bones meet
Articulations
Bone Marking
Prominent rounded surface
Head
Bone Marking
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Facet
Bone Marking
Rounded articular projection
Condyle
Bone Marking
Raised markings
Projections
Bone Marking
Protruding
Protuberance
Bone Marking
Prominence feature
Process
Bone Marking
Sharp, pointed projection
Spine
Bone Marking
Small, rounded projection
Tubercle
Bone Marking
Large rounded or roughened projection
Tuberosity
Bone Marking
Slight, elongated ridge
Line
Bone Marking
Narrow ridge of bone
Crest
Bone Marking
Shallow, elongated basin
Fossa
Bone Marking
Small pit
Fovea
Bone Marking
Groove
Sulcus
Bone Marking
Passage in bone
Canal
Bone Marking
Slit through bone
Fissure
Bone Marking
Hole through bone
Foramen
Bone Marking
Opening into canal
Meatus
Bone Marking
Air-filled space in bone
Sinus
Bone Marking
Armlike bar of bone
Ramus
Bone Marking
Smaller narrow ridge of bone
Line
Bone Marking
Raised area on or above a condyle
Epicondyle
Bone Marking
Very large, blunt projection (only on femur)
Trochanter