Skeletal Flashcards
FACET
(Depressions) Shallow indented surface where two bones meet to form a joint
FOSSA
(Depressions) Deeper indented surface in a bone, usually allows a rounded surface of another bone to fit inside of it
FOVEA
(Depressions) Shallow pit; often the site for the attachment of a ligament
GROOVE
(Depressions) Long, typically shallow depression that usually allows a nerve or blood vessel to travel along the bone’s surface
SULCUS
(Depressions) Another name for a groove
CANAL
(Openings) Passageway through a bone
FISSURE
(Openings) Slit within a bone or between bones
FORAMEN
(Openings) Hole in a bone through which a structure such as a nerve or blood vessel passes
MEATUS
(Openings) Another name for a canal
CONDYLE
(Projections) Round end of a bone that fits into a fossa or facet of another bone at a joint
CREST
(Projections) Ridge along a bone; generally a site of muscle attachment
EPICONDYLE
(Projections) Small projection usually proximal to a condyle; generally the site of muscle attachment
HEAD
(Projections) Rounded end of the bone that fits into a fossa to form a joint
LINE
(Projections) Ridge along a bone where a muscle attaches
PROCESS
(Projections) Any bony projection; generally the site of muscle attachment