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
2
Q
smooth, flat surface
A
facet
3
Q
enlarged portion at the end of a bone
A
head
4
Q
branch/extension of a bone (like horns)
A
ramus
5
Q
narrow ridge
A
crest
6
Q
large irregular shaped process found only in the femur
A
trochanter
7
Q
narrow slit between bones
A
fissure
8
Q
membrane covered spaces between skull bones
A
fontanel
9
Q
round opening
A
foramen
10
Q
shallow depression
A
fossa
11
Q
pit-like depression
A
fovea
12
Q
tubelike passage
A
meatus (auditory meatus)
13
Q
long narrow depression
A
sulcus
14
Q
tubercle
A
small knob like
15
Q
tuberosity
A
large knob like
