bony markings Flashcards
large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
condyle
small, flat, shallow, articulating surface
facet
prominent, rounded epiphysis
head
smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process
trochlea
2 bones meet at a joint (ex: condyle, facet, head, trochlea)
articulating surfaces
these include alveolus, fossa, sulcus
depressions
deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
Alveolus (plural: alveoli)
flattened or shallow depression
fossa (plural: fossae)
narrow groove
sulcus
These include Crest, Epicondyle, Line, Process, Ramus (plural: rami), Spine, Trochanter, Tubercle, Tuberosity
Projections for tendon and ligament attachment
Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection
Crest
Projection adjacent to a condyle
Epicondyle
Low ridge
line
Any marked bony prominence
Process
Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure
Ramus (plural: rami)