Chapter 7 - Basic Bone Vocab Flashcards by Molly Hoppa

Q

Body

A

Main part

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Head

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Enlarged end

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Neck

A

Constriction between head and body

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Margin or Border

A

Edge

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Angle

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Bend

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Ramus

A

Branch off body

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Condyle

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Smooth rounded articulated surface

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Facet

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Small flattened articular surface

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Process

A

Prominent Projection

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Tubercle

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Small rounded bump

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Tuberosity

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Knob

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Trochanter

A

Tuberosities on proximal femur

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Epichondyle

A

Near or above chondyle

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Lingula

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Flat, tongue-shaped process

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Hamulus

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Hook-shaped process

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Horn

A

Horn-shaped process

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Line or Linea

A

Low ridge

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Crest or Crista

A

Prominent ridge

Q

Spine

A

Very high ridge

Q

Foramen

A

Hole

Q

Canal or Meatus

A

Tunnel

Q

Fissure

A

Cleft

Q

Sinus or Labyrinth

A

Cavity

Q

Fossa

A

General term for a depression

Q

Notch

A

Depression in bone margin

Q

Fovea

A

Little pit

Q

Groove or Sulcus

A

Deeper, narrow depression