Boney Landmarks Flashcards
Articulating surfaces
Condyle
Facet
Head
Trochlea
Depressions
Alveolus (sack)
Fossa
Sulcus
Projections for ligament and tendon attachment
Crest
Epicondyle
Line
Process
Ramus
Spine
Trochanter
Tubercle
Tuberosity
Openings and Spaces
Canal
Fissure
Foramen
Sinus
Condyle
Large, smooth, rounded articulating oval surface
Facet
Small, flat shallow articulating surface
Head
Prominent, rounded, pulley-like articulator process
Alveolus
Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
Plural: Alveoli
Fossa
Flattened or shallow depression
Plural: Fossae
Sulcus
Narrow groove
Crest
Narrow, prominent, ridge-like projection
Epicondyle
Projection adjacent to a Condyle
Line
Low ridge
Process
Any marked bony prominence
Ramus
Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure
Plural: Ram…?
Spine
Pointed, slender process
Trochanter
MASSIVE, rough projection; found only on the femur
Tuberosity
LARGE, round projection (city is big)
Tubercle
SMALL, round projection
Canal
Passageway through a bone
Fissure
Narrow, slit-like opening through a bone
Foreman
Rounded passageway through a bone
Plural: Foramina
Sinus
Cavity or hollow space in a bone
What is A
Head of the Humerus
