Bones Markings and Features Flashcards
what is a rounded process at an articular extremity called
Condyle
coracoid or coronoid is what
a beak or crownlike process
a ridgelike process
crest
what is a projection above a condyle called
epicondyle
small, smooth-surfaced process for articulation w/ another structure
facet
hamulus
a hooklike process
expanded end of a long bone
head
horn
hornlike process
club-shaped process
malleolus
protuberance
projecting part or prominence
sharp process
spine
styloid
long, pointed process
greater and lesser ________ which is either of two large rounded elevated processes at the junction of the neck and shaft of the femur
trochanter
tubercle
small, rounded, and elevated process
large, rounded and elevated process
tuberosity
cleft or deep groove
fissure
foramen
hole in bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves
fossa
pit, fovea, or hollow space
shallow linear channel
groove
tubelike passageway running within a bone
meatus
notch
indentation into border of a bone
recess, groove, cavity of a bone
sinus
sulcus
furrow, trench, or fissurelike dperession
what type of fracture does not break skin
closed
a ______ fracture is a serious one which bones are not in anatomic alignment
displaced
describe a nondisplaced fracture
fracture in which bone retains normal alignment
what is an open fracture
one which a broken bone or bones break through the skin
what are the common classifications of fractures
compression open/ compound simple greenstick transverse sprial/oblique comminuted impacted
true or false, fractures can fall into only one category
false they can fall into more than one. example: a spiral, closed, and non displaced fracture
