Landmarks Flashcards
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Tuberosity
A large, rounded projection
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Crest
A narraow (sharp), prominent bony ridge
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Trochanter
Large, blunt irregular shaped process
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Line
a narrow ridge of bone
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Fovea
A pit; used for attachment
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Tubercle
A nodule or small rounded process
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Epicondyle
Raised projection on or above a condyle
Projections or Depression: Sites for muscle or liagment attachment:
Spine
A slender, pointed projection
Projections or Depression that help form joints:
Head
the larger end of a long bone
Projections or Depression that help form joints:
Facet
A smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Projections or Depression that help form joints:
Condyle
A rounded articular projection
Projections or Depression that help form joints:
Ramus
A projecting part or elongated bar of bone
Projections or Depression that help form joints:
Fossa
A shallow, basin-like depression
Depression or openings that allow blood vessels and/or nerves to pass:
Meatus
A canal
Depression or openings that allow blood vessels and/or nerves to pass:
Sinus
a cavity within bone
