Gross Anatomy Terms

Question 1

what structures are found in the axial skeleton?

Answer 1

skull, ossicles, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage

Question 2

what structure are found in the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 2

upper and lower limbs, pectoral, and pelvic girdles

Question 3

body

Answer 3

main part

Question 4

head

Answer 4

enlarged end

Question 5

neck

Answer 5

constriction between head and body

Question 6

margin/border

Answer 6

edge

Question 7

angle

Answer 7

bend

Question 8

ramus

Answer 8

branch off body

Question 9

condyle

Answer 9

smooth rounded articular surface

Question 10

facet

Answer 10

small flattened articular surface

Question 11

process

Answer 11

prominent projection

Question 12

tubercle

Answer 12

small rounded bump

Question 13

tuberosity

Answer 13

knob

Question 14

trochanter

Answer 14

tuberosities on proximal femur

Question 15

epicondyle

Answer 15

near or above condyle

Question 16

lingula

Answer 16

flat, tongue-shaped process

Question 17

hamulus

Answer 17

hook-shaped process

Question 18

horn

Answer 18

horn-shaped process

Question 19

line/linea

Answer 19

low ridge

Question 20

crest/crista

Answer 20

prominent ridge

Question 21

spine

Answer 21

very high ridge

Question 22

foramen

Answer 22

hole

Question 23

canal/meatus

Answer 23

tunnel

Question 24

fissure

Answer 24

cleft

Question 25

sinus/labyrinth

Answer 25

cavity

Question 26

fossa

Answer 26

general term for a depression

Question 27

notch

Answer 27

depression in bone margin

Question 28

fovea

Answer 28

little pit

Question 29

groove/sulcus

Answer 29

deeper, narrow depression

Question 30

what are the 4 major curvatures?

Answer 30

cervical = anterior; thoracic = posterior; lumbar = anterior; sacral and coccygeal = posterior

Question 31

what does the column of the spine look like in an infant?

Answer 31

it is C shaped

Question 32

lordosis

Answer 32

exaggeration of lumbar (causes; uneven leg length, tight hip flexors, obesity, etc.)

Question 33

kyphosis

Answer 33

exaggeration of thoracic (causes; posture, aging, osteoporosis, etc.)

Question 34

scoliosis

Answer 34

lateral, often accompanied by kyphosis (causes; growth spurt just before puberty, cerebral palsy, etc.)

Question 35

pelvic inlet

Answer 35

heart shaped = males; oval = women