Chapter 7- the skeleton Flashcards
condyle
A large, rounded, articulating knob (the occipital condyle of the occipital bone)
facet
A flattened or shallow articulating surface (the costal facet of a thoracic vertebra)
head
A prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone (the head of the femur
crest
A narrow, ridgelike projection (the iliac crest of the os coxa)
epicondyle
A projection above a condyle (the medial epicondyle of the femur)
process
Any marked, bony prominence (the mastoid process of the temporal bone)
spine
A sharp, slender process (the spine of the scapula)
trochanter
A massive process found only on the femur (the greater trochanter of the femur)
tubercle
A small, rounded process (the greater tubercle of the humerus)
tuberosity
A large, roughened process (the radial tuberosity of the radius)
alveolus
A deep pit or socket (the alveoli for teeth in the maxilla
fissure
A narrow, slit-like opening (the superior orbital fissure of the sphenoid bone)
foramen/ pl. foramina
A rounded opening through a bone (the foramen magnum of the occipital
bone)
fossa
A flattened or shallow surface (the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone)
fovea
A small pit or depression (the fovea capitis of the femur)
meatus or canal
A tube-like passageway through a bone (the external auditory meatus of the
temporal bone)
sinus
A cavity or hollow space in a bone (the frontal sinus of the frontal bone)
sulcus
A groove that accommodates a vessel, nerve, or tendon (the intertubercular sulcus of the
humerus)
Sutures
Where the parietal bones form a joint with the other cranial bones
