Chapter 3

Question 1

fissur/o

Answer 1

fairly deep cleft or groove

Question 2

foramin/o

Answer 2

opening or hole

Question 3

foss/o

Answer 3

hollow or depression, especially on the surface of the end of a bone

Question 4

fovea

Answer 4

small pit or depression

Question 5

sinus/o; sin/o; antr/o

Answer 5

cavity or channel lined with a membrane

Question 6

sulc/o

Answer 6

grove or depression in an anatomical structure, not as deep as a fissure

Question 7

condyle

Answer 7

rounded projection at the end of a bone that anchors the ligaments and articulates with adjacent bones

Question 8

epicondyle

Answer 8

projection on the surface of the bone above the condyle

Question 9

crest

Answer 9

narrow elongated elevation

Question 10

facet

Answer 10

small smooth flat surface

Question 11

neck

Answer 11

narrowed distal to a bone head

Question 12

ramus

Answer 12

branchlike extension

Question 13

spine

Answer 13

thornlike projection

Question 14

trochanter

Answer 14

one of two bony projections on the proximal ends of the femurs that serve as points of attachments for muscles

Question 15

tubercle

Answer 15

nodule or small raised area

Question 16

tuberosity

Answer 16

elevation or protuberance; larger than a tubercle

Question 17

Axial Skeleton

Answer 17

Skull, spine, ribcage