Introduction

Question 1

body

Answer 1

the principal mass of a bone;
with long bones, the shaft of the bone;
with vertebrae, the anterior, weight-bearing portions between interventricular discs.

Question 2

captiulum

Answer 2

small, round, articular heat
ex. _of the humerus

Question 3

condyle

Answer 3

rounded, knuckle-like articular area, often occurring in pairs
ex. lateral and medial _ of the femur

Question 4

crest

Answer 4

ridge of bone
ex. iliac _

Question 5

epicondyle

Answer 5

eminence superior or adjacent to a condyle
ex. lateral _ of the humerus

Question 6

facet

Answer 6

smooth flat area, usually covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone
ex. _ of the vertebra

Question 7

Foramen

Answer 7

passage through a bone (e.g., obturator _ )

Question 8

Fossa

Answer 8

hollow or depressed area (e.g., infraspinous _ of the scapula)

Question 9

Groove

Answer 9

elongated depression or furrow (e.g., radial _ of the humerus)

Question 10

Head

Answer 10

large, round articular end (e.g., _of the humerus).

Question 11

Line/ridge

Answer 11

linear elevation (e.g., soleal _ of the tibia)

Question 12

Malleolus

Answer 12

rounded process (e.g., lateral _of the fibula)

Question 13

Neck

Answer 13

relatively narrow portion proximal to the head
ex. surgical _ of the humerus

Question 14

Notch

Answer 14

indentation at the edge of a bone (e.g., greater sciatic _)

Question 15

Process

Answer 15

an extension or projection serving a particular purpose, having a characteristic shape, or extending in a particular direction (e.g., articular _, spinous _, or transverse _ of a vertebra)

Question 16

Protuberance

Answer 16

a bulge or projection of bone (e.g., external occipital
_)

Question 17

Shaft

Answer 17

the diaphysis, or body, of a long bone
ex. humerus

Question 18

Spine

Answer 18

thorn-like process (e.g., the _ of the scapula)

Question 19

Trochanter

Answer 19

large blunt elevation (e.g., greater _ of the femur)

Question 20

Trochlea

Answer 20

spool-like articular process or process that acts as a pulley (e.g., _of the humerus)

Question 21

Tubercle

Answer 21

small raised eminence (e.g., greater _ of the humerus)

Question 22

Tuberosity

Answer 22

large rounded elevation (e.g., ischial _)