Bones Flashcards
Bone Functions (5)
- SUPPORT: (Structural framework for tissues)
- PROTECTION for vital organs
- MOVEMENT: Bones act as levers
- STORAGE of minerals (Ca, Phosphate), fats
(triglycerides), WBC’s - HEMATOPOIESIS: Blood cell formation
BONE MARKINGS:
What is a Projection?
Sites of attachments
BONE MARKINGS : Types of projections:
“Tuberosity”
Large rounded projection
BONE MARKINGS : Types of projections:
“Trochanter”
Large tubercles on a femur
BONE MARKINGS : Types of projections:
“Epicondyle”
Eminence above a condyle
BONE MARKINGS: Types of projections:
“Crest”
Prominent ridge of bone
BONE MARKINGS : Types of projections:
“Line”
Low narrow ridge of bone
BONE MARKINGS : Types of projections:
“Spine”
Pointed Projection
BONE MARKINGS : Types of projections:
“Process”
Prominent Projection
Bone markings: Openings and depressions
“Foramen”
Hole in bone
Meatus
Tunnel
Fissure
Narrow cleft
Sinus
Cavity
Fossa
Depression
Notch
Depression
Groove
Furrow
PROJECTIONS (bone markings)
- Tuberosity
- Trochanter
- Tubercles
- Epicondyle
- Crest
- Line
- Spine
- Process
- Large rounded projections
- large tubercles on a femur
- small rounded projection
- Eminence above a condyle
- Prominent ridge of a bone
- Low, narrow ridge of a bone
- Pointed projection
- Prominent Projection
OPENINGS AND DEPRESSIONS: (Bone markings)
- Foramen
- Meatus
- Fissure
- Sinus
- Fossa
- Notch
- Groove
- Hole in bone
- Tunnel
- Narrow Cleft
- Cavity
- Depression
- Depression
- Furrow
Foramen
Hole in bone
Meatus
Tunnel
Fissure
Narrow cleft
Sinus
Cavity
Fossa
a depression
Notch
a depression