Definitions

Question 1

Tubercle

Answer 1

small projection

Question 2

Trochanter

Answer 2

very large projection

Question 3

Tuberosity

Answer 3

large, usually roughened projection

Question 4

Condyle

Answer 4

large, round projection at the end of a bone

Question 5

Epicondyle

Answer 5

projection above a condyle

Question 6

Head

Answer 6

rounded articular projection supported on the neck of a bone

Question 7

Process

Answer 7

a projection that either helps to form a joint or serve as an attachment point of muscles

Question 8

Surface markings

Answer 8

structural features on the bone surface

Question 9

Fossa

Answer 9

a shallow depression

Question 10

Fissure

Answer 10

a narrow slit

Question 11

Sulcus

Answer 11

a valley; pl. sulci

Question 12

Foramen

Answer 12

a circular opening (hole) through which vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass; pl. foramina

Question 13

Meatus

Answer 13

a natural passage or opening leading to the interior of the body

Question 14

Articulate

Answer 14

to form a join

Question 15

Disarticulated

Answer 15

describes a bone that is not in the context of its respective joint, i.e. disconnected from other bones

Question 16

Facet

Answer 16

a smooth flat, articular surface

Question 17

Suture

Answer 17

an immovable joint of the skull

Question 18

2 parts of skeletal system

Answer 18

axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton

Question 19

Axial skeleton

Answer 19

skull, vertebral column, rib cage

Question 20

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 20

pectoral & pelvis girdles, their associated upper & lower extremities