bones Flashcards
capitulum
small round articular head
Condyle
rounded, knuckle-like articular area, often occurring in pairs
Crest
ridge of the bone
epicondyle
eminence superior to a condyle
facet
smooth flat area area, usually covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone (superior costal facet on the body of the vertebra for articulation with a rib)
foramen
passage through a bone
fossa
hollow or depressed area
groove
elongated depression or furrow
mallaleolus
rounded process
notch
indentation at the edge of a bone
protuberance
projection of a bone
trochanter
large blunt elevation
trochlea
spool-like articular process or process that acts as a pulley
tubercle
small raised eminence
tuberosity
large rounded elevation