Lab Exam 2 Flashcards
What is a tuberosity?
A rounded prominence
What is a crest?
Narrow prominent ridge
What is a trochanter?
Rough prominence
Exclusive to femur
What is a tubercle?
Small knob like outgrowth
Where two bones articulate
What is a head?
Rounded projection that forms part of a joint
What is a facet?
Smooth flat surface where bones articulate
What is a condyle?
Large round bump
What is an epicondyle?
A bump on a condyle
What is a spine?
Higher raised crest
What is a ramus?
Curved portion of a bone
What is a meatus?
Tube like opening that passes through bones
What is a sinus?
Cavity within a bone
What is a fossa?
Shallow depression
What is a foramen?
A hole through which something passes
What is a groove?
Long narrow depression