bones Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 5 classifications of bone
A
long bones short bones flat bones irregular bones sesamoid bones
2
Q
condyle
A
rounded articular area
3
Q
crest
A
ridge
4
Q
epicondyle
A
eminence superior to a condyle
5
Q
foramen
A
passage through a bone
6
Q
fossa
A
hollow/depressed area
7
Q
facet
A
smooth flat area
8
Q
line
A
linear elevation
9
Q
malleolus
A
rounded prominence
10
Q
notch
A
indentation
11
Q
process
A
spine like projection
12
Q
protuberance
A
projection
13
Q
spine
A
thorn like process
14
Q
trochanter
A
large, blunt elevation
15
Q
tubercle
A
small raised eminence
16
Q
tuberosity
A
large rounded elevation
17
Q
examples of fibrous joints
A
suture, gomphosis, syndesmosis
18
Q
cartilaginous joints
A
are either primary (synchondrosis) like the in the femur consisting of a hyaline cartilage in an epiphyseal growth plate or a secondary (symphysis) consisting of fibrocartilage, like between the vertebrae/
19
Q
what are the synovial joints
A
pivot ball and socket plane hinge saddle condyloid
