Chapter 7 - Basic Bone Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Body
A
Main part
2
Q
Head
A
Enlarged end
3
Q
Neck
A
Constriction between head and body
4
Q
Margin or Border
A
Edge
5
Q
Angle
A
Bend
6
Q
Ramus
A
Branch off body
7
Q
Condyle
A
Smooth rounded articulated surface
8
Q
Facet
A
Small flattened articular surface
9
Q
Process
A
Prominent Projection
10
Q
Tubercle
A
Small rounded bump
11
Q
Tuberosity
A
Knob
12
Q
Trochanter
A
Tuberosities on proximal femur
13
Q
Epichondyle
A
Near or above chondyle
14
Q
Lingula
A
Flat, tongue-shaped process
15
Q
Hamulus
A
Hook-shaped process
16
Q
Horn
A
Horn-shaped process
17
Q
Line or Linea
A
Low ridge
18
Q
Crest or Crista
A
Prominent ridge
19
Q
Spine
A
Very high ridge
20
Q
Foramen
A
Hole
21
Q
Canal or Meatus
A
Tunnel
22
Q
Fissure
A
Cleft
23
Q
Sinus or Labyrinth
A
Cavity
24
Q
Fossa
A
General term for a depression
25
Q
Notch
A
Depression in bone margin
26
Q
Fovea
A
Little pit
27
Q
Groove or Sulcus
A
Deeper, narrow depression