roots of anatomical names for the bones Flashcards
1
Q
tibia means?
A
pipe/flute
2
Q
fibula means?
A
buckle/brooch
3
Q
femur means?
A
thigh
4
Q
humerus means?
A
shoulder
5
Q
radius means?
A
spoke of a wheel
6
Q
hamate means?
A
like a hook
7
Q
scaphoid
A
like a boat
8
Q
occipital bone means?
A
back of the head
9
Q
parietal bone means?
A
like the well of a house
10
Q
sternum means
A
chest
11
Q
manubrium means?
A
handle
12
Q
xiphoid means?
A
sword
13
Q
llium means?
A
flank
14
Q
sacrum means?
A
sacred bones
15
Q
Fossa?
A
a hollow
16
Q
condyle?
A
curved surface of a bone which forms part of a joint
17
Q
epicondyle?
A
a bony feature closely related to the condyle
18
Q
tuberosity?
A
a bony feature which projects out from surrounding bone
19
Q
foramen (pl: foramina)?
A
a hole or channels through bone
20
Q
pedicle?
A
a foot like bony process - forms part of vertebra
21
Q
lamina
A
flat process - forms part of vertebra
