Chapter 6: Cartilage and Bone Flashcards
Condyle
Large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
Facet
Small, flat, shallow articulating surface
Head
Prominent, rounded epiphysis (articulating surface)
Trochlea
Smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process
Alveolus
Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
Fossa
Flattened or shallow depression
Sulcus
Narrow groove
Crest
Narrow, prominent, ridge like projection
Epicondyle
Projection adjacent to a condyle
Line
Low ridge
Process
Any marked bony prominence
Ramus
Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure
Spine
Pointed, slender process
Trochanter
Massive rough projection found only on the femur
Tubercle
Small, round projection
Tuberosity
Large, rough projection
Canal
Passageway through the bone
Fissure
Narrow, slitlike opening through a bone