Bony Landmarks Flashcards
1
Q
What is a condyle?
A
rounded protuberance at the end of a some bone, which forms an articulation
2
Q
What are examples of condyles?
A
medial, lateral condyle of the femur
3
Q
What is a facet? give examples
A
small flat surface, articular facet of the vertebrae
4
Q
What is the head of a bone? give examples
A
prominent rounded postition usually articulates with the proximal end of a bone.
head of humerus or the
head of the femur
5
Q
What is the foramen? examples?
A
rounded hole or an opening in the bone . orbutrator in the pelvis
6
Q
What is a fossa? examples.
A
A hollow or depressed and flattened surface iliac fossa, or supraspinatus fossa
