Processes, Projections, Depressions Flashcards
Processes or Projections
Extend beyond or project out from the main body of a bone
Depressions
Hollow or derpressed areas
Fractures
A break in the bone
Condyle
Rounded process at an articular end
Caracoid or coronoid
beaklike or crownlike proecess
Crest
ridgelike process
Epicondyle
Projection above a condyle
Facet
small, smooth-surfaced articular process
Hamulus
hook-shaped process
Head
Expanded end of a long bone
Horn
Hornlike process
Line
linear elevation; not as prominent as a crest
Malleolus
Club-shaped process
Protuberance
Projecting prominence
Spine
Sharp process
Styloid
Long, pointed process
Trochanter
Either of the two large, rounded, and elevated processes of the proximal femur
Tubercle
Small, rounded, and elevated process
Tuberosity
Large, rounded, and elevated process
Fissure
Cleft or deep groove (depression)
Foramen
Hole in a bone for transmission of vessels and nerves
Fossa
Pit, fovea, or hollow space
Groove
Shallow linear channel
Meatus
Tube-like passageway
Notch
Indentation in the border of a bone
Sinus
Recess, groove, cavity, or hollow space
Sulcus
Furrow or trench
