Part 2 Flashcards
A deep pit or socket in the maxillae
Alveolus
The junction of two bones
Articulation
Ear Shaped
Auricular
Cleft into two parts
Bifid
A little head
Capitulum
A spiral structure like seashell
Concha
A large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
Condyle
Describing a projection shaped like a crow’s back
Coracoid
Describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point
Coronoid
Associated with or a part of the ribs
Coastal
A narrow, prominent ridgelike projection
Crest
Perforated like a sieve
Cribriform
Wedge-shaped
Cuneiform
Half of a facet, part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones
Demifacet
The middle portion of a long bone, the shaft
Diaphysis
An elevation or projection, especially on a bone
Eminence
A projection adjacent to a condyle
Epicondyle
The end of a long bone
Epiphysis
A small, flat, shallow articulating surface
Facet
A narrow, slit-like opening through a bone
Fissure
A rounded passageway through a bone
Foremen
A flattened or shallow depression
Fossa
A small pit or depression
Fovea
Shaped like a shallow depression
Glenoid
A prominent, rounded epiphysis
Head
A gap
Hiatus
A thin, flat plate
Lamina
