HESI Bones and Skeletal Tissue (surface features) Flashcards

1
Q

large, round articular process (big balls on the end of a long bone)

A

condyle

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2
Q

smooth, flat surface

A

facet

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3
Q

enlarged portion at the end of a bone

A

head

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4
Q

branch/extension of a bone (like horns)

A

ramus

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5
Q

narrow ridge

A

crest

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6
Q

large irregular shaped process found only in the femur

A

trochanter

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7
Q

narrow slit between bones

A

fissure

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8
Q

membrane covered spaces between skull bones

A

fontanel

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9
Q

round opening

A

foramen

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10
Q

shallow depression

A

fossa

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11
Q

pit-like depression

A

fovea

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12
Q

tubelike passage

A

meatus (auditory meatus)

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13
Q

long narrow depression

A

sulcus

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14
Q

tubercle

A

small knob like

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15
Q

tuberosity

A

large knob like

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