Chapter 1 Flashcards
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Upper arm
Antebrachial
Forearm
Cubital
Elbow
Antecubital
Front of elbow
Palmar
Palm side of hand
Inguinal
Base of spine, tail bone
Popliteal
Behind knee
Crural
Leg below knee
Aural
Calf of leg
Femoral
Thigh
Dorsum
Top of foot and back of hand
Plantar
Bottom / sole of foot
Process
A part of a bone that “sticks out”
Tubercle, tuberosity
A bump or bulging place on a bone
Fossa
A smooth, flat part of a bone
Head (bony landmark)
Enlarged rounded end of a long bone
Condyle
Dual rounded protruding ends of a long bone that articulate with the next bone
Epicondyle
A place on a long bone just above the condyle
Foramen
A hole in a bone; vessels, nerves or other structures pass through the hole
What kind of joint are:
Sutures, teeth in sockets, and the meeting of the 1st rib and sternum
Synarthrotic
Most ligaments are ________ the joint capsule.
Outside