Chapter 1- Intro to Osteology Flashcards
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
a large rounded projection/process/eminence
Tuberosity
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
a very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process( e.g on the femur)
Trochanter
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
a narrow ridge of bone
Crest
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
a narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than crest
Line
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
a sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Spine
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
a raised area on or above a condyle
(condyle - a rounded articular projection)
epicondyle
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
an arm like bar of bone
Ramus
Osteology-Structures that attach to (muscles/tendons, ligaments..)
the principle mass of a structure (big portion of a bone)
Body
Osteology-Structures that attach helps the form joints
the location at which 2 or more bones make contact
Joint
Osteology-Structures that attach helps the form joints
-a rounded articular projection- part of the bone
Condyle
Osteology-Structures that attach helps the form joints
a bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
head
Osteology-Structures that attach helps the form joints
a smooth nearly flat articular surface
Facet
Osteology-Structures that allow things to pass through (muscles, nerves, blood vessels )
a canal like passageway (ear hole)
meatus
Osteology-Structures that allow things to pass through (muscles, nerves, blood vessels )
a cavity within a bone , filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Sinus
Osteology-Structures that allow things to pass through (muscles, nerves, blood vessels)
a shallow depression or hollow generally in a bone
Fossa
e.g iliac fossa