OSETOLOGY INTRO TERMS Flashcards
A small rounded projection
Tubercle
A large rounded projection
Tuberosity
A large, irregular shaped process (only in femur)
Trochanter
A narrow ridge of bone
Crest
A narrow ridge, less prominent than a crest
Line
A sharp, often a pointed projection
Spine
A raised area above a condyle
Epicondyle
An arm-like bar of bone
Ramus
The principle mass of a structure
Body
Aka. Articulation. Location of 2 or more bones make contact
Joint
A rounded articular projection
Condyle
A bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Head
A smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Facet
A canal-like passageway
Meatus
A cavity filled with air and lined with mucous membrane (within bone)
Sinus
A shallow/hollow depression in a bone
Fossa
A furrow
Groove
A narrow, slit-like opening
Fissure
A round opening through a bone
Foramen
An indentation
Notch
