Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
A
Condyle
2
Q
narrow, ridgelike projection
A
crest
3
Q
projection situated above a condyle
A
edicondyle
4
Q
small, nearly flat surface
A
facet
5
Q
soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
A
fontanel
6
Q
opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
A
foramen
7
Q
relatively deep pit or depression
A
Fossa
8
Q
tiny pit or depression
A
fovea
9
Q
enlargement on the end of a bone
A
head
10
Q
tubelike passageway within a bone
A
meatus
11
Q
prominent projectino on a bone
A
process
12
Q
cavity within a bone
A
sinus
13
Q
thornlike projection
A
spine
14
Q
forrow or grove
A
sulcus
15
Q
small, knoblike process
A
tubercle
