MSK Flashcards
Define tubercle
Smaller elevation than a tuberosity
Define tuberosity
Roughened, rounded elevation
Define spine/spinous process
Very slender projection
Define trochanter and state the one bone it is found on
Large projection of Femur
Define condyle
Large prominence or rounded surface
Define epicondyle
Smaller prominence above a condyle
Define facet
Flattened surface for joint/muscle attachment
Define crest
Ridge
Define sinus
Hollow space
Define meatus
Tunnel or canal
Define fossa
Depression
Define foramen
Hole or opening
Define fissure
Cleft or narrow slit
Define notch
Large groove
Define hinge joint
Flexion and extension only. Elbow joint.
Define saddle joint
Concave and convex joint surfaces. First MCPJ.
Define plane joint
Permits sliding movements. Acromioclavicular joint.
Define pivot joint
Allows rotation. Round bony process fits into bony ligamentous socket. Proximal radio-ulnar joint.
Define condyloid joint.
Permits flexion and extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction. Scaphoid articulation with radius.
Define ball and socket joint.
Permits movement in several axes. A rounded head fit into a concavity. Hip joint.
