Processes Flashcards
1
Q
Meatus
A
A canal or passageway
2
Q
Fossa
A
A shallow bowl shaped depression
3
Q
Sinus
A
Cavities or spaces
4
Q
Sulcus
A
A groove in a structure
5
Q
Condyle
A
A rounded, hard knob
6
Q
Tuberosity
A
A large, roughened process on a bone
7
Q
Tubercle
A
Similar to a tuberosity, but smaller
8
Q
Trochanter
A
Tuberosities on the femur
9
Q
Spine
A
Pointed process
10
Q
Crest
A
Large ridge on a bone
11
Q
Line
A
A shallower, flattish ridge on a bone, usually with a sharper edge
12
Q
Head
A
The rounded head of a long bone
13
Q
Neck
A
Anatomical - the construction of a bone below the head
Surgical - similar to the anatomical
14
Q
Epiphysis
A
The end of a long bone
15
Q
Foreman
A
A hole
