Definitions

Question 1

axial skeleton

Answer 1

bones which lie around the central axis - ribs/sternum/spine etc

Question 2

appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

bones of the free appendages - upper/lower extremities etc

Question 3

process

Answer 3

any body prominence

Question 4

tuberosity

Answer 4

large, rounded projection, may be roughened

Question 5

crest

Answer 5

narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent

Question 6

trochanter

Answer 6

v large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

Question 7

line

Answer 7

narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

Question 8

tubercle

Answer 8

small rounded projection or process

Question 9

epicondyle

Answer 9

raised area of condyle, bump of a joint

Question 10

spine/spinous process

Answer 10

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 11

head

Answer 11

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 12

facet

Answer 12

smooth, nearly flat articular process

Question 13

condyle

Answer 13

rounded articular projection

Question 14

ramus

Answer 14

armlike bar of bone

Question 15

meatus

Answer 15

canal-like passageway

Question 16

sinus

Answer 16

cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucus membrane

Question 17

fossa

Answer 17

shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 18

groove

Answer 18

furrow

Question 19

fissure

Answer 19

narrow, slit-like opening

Question 20

foramen

Answer 20

round or oval opening through a bone

Question 21

Long Bone - 3 points

Answer 21

greater length than width, diaphysis & 2 epiphyses, sightly curved for strength

Question 22

Flat Bone - 3 points

Answer 22

thin, composed of 2 or more parallel plates of compact bone enclosing spongy bone, afford protection and large surface area for attachment of muscles

Question 23

Short Bone - 3 points

Answer 23

cube shaped, nearly equal in length and width, spongy in texture except at their surface of compact bone

Question 24

Irregular Bone - 2 points

Answer 24

complex in shape, don’t fit into the other 3 groups

Question 25

Sesamoid Bone - 2 points

Answer 25

small bones found in tendons where there has been considerable stress - e.g. wrist, patella