Lesson 3 Flashcards
axial skeleton
skull, vertebrae, ribs
appendicular skeleton
limbs, pectoral girdle, and pelvic girdle
what do bone markings indicate? (3)
- where bones form joints
- where ligaments attach
- where blood vessels and nerves pass
what do bones form joints with? (3)
- other bones
- muscles
- tendons
bone marking: tuberosity
large, rounded projection; may be roughened
bone marking: crest
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
bone marking: trochanter
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
- only examples are on the femur
bone marking: line
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
bone marking: tubercle
small rounded projection or process
bone marking: epicondyle
raised area on or above a condyle
bone marking: spine
shape, slender, often pointed projection
bone marking: process
any bony prominence
bone marking: head
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
bone marking: facet
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
bone marking: condyle
rounded articular projection
bone marking: ramus
armlike bar of bone
bone marking: groove
furrow (groove or depression)
bone marking: fissure
narrow, slitlike opening
bone marking: foramen
round or oval opening through a bone
bone marking: notch
indentation at the edge of a structure
bone markings that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment (8)
tuberosity, crest, trochanter, line, tubercle, epicondyle, spine, process
bone markings that help form joints (4)
head, facet, condyle, ramus
bone markings that are for passage of blood vessels or nerves (4)
groove, fissure, foramen, notch
bone marking: meatus
canal-like passageway
bone marking: sinus
bone cavity filled with air and lined with a mucous membrane
bone marking: fossa
shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface