Exam 1: Bone surfaces Flashcards
Linear surface elevations
Line, ridge,crest
Line
The slightest height. Ex: transverse lines of the sternum
Ridge
A slightly higher linear elevation often roughened
Ex: the transverse rides of the sacrum
Crest
The highest of the linear elevations, usually sharp and thin
Ex: median, intermediate, and lateral sacral crests
Rounded surface elevations
Tubercle, protuberance, trochanter, tuber/tuberosity, malleolus
Tubercle
A small, raised elevation both in terms of height and base usually associated with attachment sites for ligaments or tendons.
Ex: superior, inferior, and lateral tubercles of T12
Protuberance
A swelling or knob with a larger base forms this larger rounded eminence.
Ex: the mentalprotuberance of the mandible and the external occipital protuberance of the occipital bone
Trochanter
A large, blunt projection with a significant base and height.
Ex: the lesser and greater trochanter of the femur
Tuber/tuberosity
A large, roughened yet rounded projection with a significant base although the height is extremely variable.
Ex: the frontal tuber of the frontal bone, the tuberosity for the serrated anterior muscle a on the second rib, the sacral tuberosity of S2
Malleolus
A hammerhead-like elevation.
Ex: the medial malleolus and lateral malleolus of the tibia and fibula
Sharp surface elevations
spine and process
Process
A relatively sharp, bony prominence with an increased length.
Ex: the mastoid process and style I’d process of the temporal bone; th spinous process , transverse process, and articulate process of the vertebrae and the xiphoid process of the sternum
Depressions
Features that indent the surface of the bone
Linear surface depressions
Follow some linear axis along the bone. Notch/incisure, groove, and sulcus
Notch/ incisure
A short indentation of variable depth
Ex: the superior vertebral notch/incisure and inferior vertebral notch/ incisure on the pedicle of vertebrae