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Exam 1 - Bone Surface Features Flashcards

1
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What are the four basic surface feature categores

A

elevations
depression
tunnels/passageways
facets

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What are the types of osseous elevations?

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linear
rounded
sharp

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What are the types of ossseous linear elevation?

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line
ridge
crest

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4
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What are the types of rounded osseous elevations?

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tubercle
protuberance
trochanter
tuber/tuberosity
malleolus
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What is the definition of an osseous trochanter?

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a large, blunt projection from the surface of bone with a significant base and height

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What is the definition of an osseous malleolus?

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a hammerhead-like elevation on the surface of a bone

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What are the catefories of sharp osseous elevations?

A

spine

process

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What are the categories of osseous depressions?

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linear

rounded

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9
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What are the categories of rounded osseous depressions?

A

fovea

fossa

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What is the definition of an osseous fovea?

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a shallow depression of variable circumference on the surface of bone

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11
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What are the names given to openings on the surface of bone?

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ostium/oriface

hiatus

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What is the definitino of an osseous hiatus?

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an irregular opening on the surface of bone

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What are the names given to osseous ostia which completely penetrate bone?

A

foramen

canal

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What is the definition of an osseous foramen?

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an ostium passing completely through a thin region of bone

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What is the definition of an osseous canal?

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an ostium passing completely through a thick region of bone

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What is the name given to an ostium which does not completely penetrate through a region of bone but appears as a blind-ended passageway?

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meatus

17
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What is the definition of an osseous fissure?

A

an irregular slit-like / crack-like appearance between the surfaces of adjacent bones

18
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What are the categories of osseous facets?

A

flat facets

rounded facets

19
Q

What are the categories of rounded osseous facets?

A

articular heads

articular condyles

20
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What is the definition of an osseous condyle?

A

a knuckle-shaped surface on bone or osseous articulation

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