bony markings Flashcards
1
Q
- large rounded projection
A
tuberosity
2
Q
- narrow prominent ridge
A
crest
3
Q
- large, blunt process
- irregularly shaped
A
trochanter
4
Q
- narrow ridge
- less prominant
A
line
5
Q
- small rounded projection or process
- bump
A
tubercle
6
Q
- raised area on or above a condyle
A
epicondyle
7
Q
- sharp, slender, often pointed projection
A
spine
8
Q
- bony prominence
A
process
9
Q
- bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
- helps form joints
A
head
10
Q
- smooth, flat articular surface
- helps form joints
A
facet
11
Q
- rounded articular projection
- helps form joints
A
condyle
12
Q
- armlike bar of a bone (reaches)
- helps form joints
A
ramus
13
Q
- narrow, slitlike opening
- for passage of vessels and nerves
A
fissure
14
Q
- round or oval opening through a bone
- for passage of vessels or nerves
A
foramen
15
Q
- indentation at the edge of a structure
- for passage of vessels and nerves
A
notch
