Bones Flashcards
What is an example of an irregular bone?
Spine bone
What is an example of a flat bone?
Cranial vault
What is an example of a long bone?
Tibia
What is an example of a sesamoid bone?
Knee cap
What is an example of a heterotopic?
Abnormal bone
What is a condyle?
Rounded articular surface
What is a spine?
Spiny projection
What is a tubercle?
Small bump
What is a tuberosity?
Large bump
What is a trochanter?
Muscle attachment bump
What is a trochlea?
Circular projection
What is a crest?
A ridge
What is a capit?
A rounded head
What is a foramen?
Hole through bone
What is a canal?
A small hole through a bone
What is a meatus?
Space in bone (like sinuses)
What is a sulcus?
Groove
What is a rugosity?
Bumpy marks left by muscle attachments
What is the axial skeleton?
Cranium, spine, ribs.
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Limbs