MSK

Question 0

Define tubercle

Answer 0

Smaller elevation than a tuberosity

Question 1

Define tuberosity

Answer 1

Roughened, rounded elevation

Question 2

Define spine/spinous process

Answer 2

Very slender projection

Question 3

Define trochanter and state the one bone it is found on

Answer 3

Large projection of Femur

Question 4

Define condyle

Answer 4

Large prominence or rounded surface

Question 5

Define epicondyle

Answer 5

Smaller prominence above a condyle

Question 6

Define facet

Answer 6

Flattened surface for joint/muscle attachment

Question 7

Define crest

Answer 7

Ridge

Question 8

Define sinus

Answer 8

Hollow space

Question 9

Define meatus

Answer 9

Tunnel or canal

Question 10

Define fossa

Answer 10

Depression

Question 11

Define foramen

Answer 11

Hole or opening

Question 12

Define fissure

Answer 12

Cleft or narrow slit

Question 13

Define notch

Answer 13

Large groove

Question 14

Define hinge joint

Answer 14

Flexion and extension only. Elbow joint.

Question 15

Define saddle joint

Answer 15

Concave and convex joint surfaces. First MCPJ.

Question 16

Define plane joint

Answer 16

Permits sliding movements. Acromioclavicular joint.

Question 17

Define pivot joint

Answer 17

Allows rotation. Round bony process fits into bony ligamentous socket. Proximal radio-ulnar joint.

Question 18

Define condyloid joint.

Answer 18

Permits flexion and extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction. Scaphoid articulation with radius.

Question 19

Define ball and socket joint.

Answer 19

Permits movement in several axes. A rounded head fit into a concavity. Hip joint.