Quiz 2 Flashcards
Condyle
A rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
Crest
A narrow, ridge-like projection
Epicondyle
A projection situated above a condyle
Facet
A small, nearly flat surface
Fissure
Cleft or groove
Fontanel
A soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Foramen
An opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels nerves or ligament
Fossa
Relatively deep pit or depression
Fovea
Tiny pit or depression
Head
And enlargement on the end of the bone
Linea
Narrow ridge
Meatus
Tubelike passageway within a bone
Process
Prominent projection on a bone
Ramus
Branch or similar extension
Sinus
Cavity within a bone
Spine
Thorne like projection
Suture
An interlocking line of union between bones
Trochanter
Relatively large process
Tubercle
Small, Knoblike process
Tuberosity
A knob-like process usually larger than a tubercle
