Lab 6 - Musculoskeletal System I Flashcards
Define a process and give an example
A bony projection
Ex: Mastoid process of temporal bone
Define a tubercle and give an example
A small rounded projection
Greater tubercle of humerus
Define tuberosity and give an example
Usually a rough, elevated area of a bone
Ex: Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
Define trochanter and give an example
A large, rounded projection
Ex: greater trochanter of femur
Define condyle and give an example
A rounded articular projection
Ex: mandibular condyle of mandible
Define crest and give an example
A ridge of bone
Ex: iliac crest of ilium
List the terms that can be used to describe projections of bone
Process Tubercle Tuberosity Trochanter Condyle Crest
What are projections of bone typically used for?
As attachment sites for muscles or ligaments
List the terms that can be used to describe holes or depressions in bone
Foramen
Fissure
Notch
Fossa
Define foramen and give an example
Round or oval opening through a bone (usually used for blood vessels or nerves)
Ex: olfactory foramina of ethmoid bone
Define fissure and give an example
A narrow, slit-like opening
Ex: superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone
Define notch and give an example
An indentation or large groove in a bone
Ex: greater sciatic notch of coxal bone
Define fossa and give an example
A shallow depression
Ex: mandibular fossa of temporal bone
Name the joints of the skull
Cranial sutures (coronal, lambdoid, squamous, and sagittal) and temporomandibular joint
Name the 8 cranial bones
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid
Describe the two main features of the occipital bone
1) The foramen magnum: a hole to let the brainstem in
2) The occipital condyles: round kidney bean shapes around foramen magnum
Describe the 4 main features of the temporal bones
1) External acoustic meatus: external auditory canal, a hole
2) Mastoid process: look like lines below the EAM
3) Styloid process: looks like a pointy stylus
4) Mandibular fossa: shallow depression
Describe the 5 main features of the sphenoid bone
1) Greater wings (smaller part of sphenoid)
2) Lesser wings (bigger, more inferior part of sphenoid)
3) Sella turcica: brain sits there
4) Superior orbital fissure: spike/triangle shaped holes in the eye socket
5) Optic canal: lets the optic nerve in through the medial wall of eye socket
Describe the 3 main features of the ethmoid bone
1) Cribriform plates: the portion of the ethmoid located at the base of the skull
2) Olfactory foramina: has tiny holes
3) Crista galli: the meninges anchor to it