bony markings Flashcards

1
Q

large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure

A

condyle

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2
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small, flat, shallow, articulating surface

A

facet

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3
Q

prominent, rounded epiphysis

A

head

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4
Q

smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process

A

trochlea

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5
Q

2 bones meet at a joint (ex: condyle, facet, head, trochlea)

A

articulating surfaces

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6
Q

these include alveolus, fossa, sulcus

A

depressions

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7
Q

deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

A

Alveolus (plural: alveoli)

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8
Q

flattened or shallow depression

A

fossa (plural: fossae)

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9
Q

narrow groove

A

sulcus

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10
Q

These include Crest, Epicondyle, Line, Process, Ramus (plural: rami), Spine, Trochanter, Tubercle, Tuberosity

A

Projections for tendon and ligament attachment

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11
Q

Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection

A

Crest

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12
Q

Projection adjacent to a condyle

A

Epicondyle

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13
Q

Low ridge

A

line

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14
Q

Any marked bony prominence

A

Process

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15
Q

Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure

A

Ramus (plural: rami)

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16
Q

pointed, slender process

A

spine

17
Q

Massive, rough projection found only on the femur

A

trochanter

18
Q

Small, round projection

A

tubercle

19
Q

Large, rough projection

A

tuberosity

20
Q

These include Canal, Fissure, Foramen (plural: foramina), Meatus, and Sinus

A

openings and spaces

21
Q

Passageway through a bone

A

canal

22
Q

Narrow, slit like opening through a bone

A

fissure

23
Q

Rounded passageway through a bone

A

foramen (plural: foramina

24
Q

Passageway through a bone

A

meatus

25
Q

cavity or hollow space in a bone

A

sinus