Skeletal Basics Flashcards
Primary functions of the skeletal system
support, protection, assistance in movement, mineral homeostasis, blood cell production, triglyceride storage
body
main portion
head
enlarged, often rounded end
neck
constricted area (between head and body)
margin or border
edge
angle
bend
ramus
bridge/branch off body
condyle
smooth, rounded, articular surface
facet
small, flattened articular surface
line/linea
low ridge
crest/crista
prominent ridge
spine
very high ridge
process
prominent projection
tubercle
small, rounded process
tuberosity
knoblike process, usually larger than a tubercle
trochanter
large tuberosity found only on proximal femur
epicondyle
near or above a condyle
hamulus
hook-shaped process
foramen
hole
nutrient foramen
conveys blood vessels supplying the bone itself
canal or meatus
tube-like tunnel
fissure
cleft
sinus
cavity or open space in a bone or organ for the accumulation of air or fluid
fossa
general term for a depression
impression
indentation made by a specific structure
notch
depression in margin of a bone
fovea
little pit
groove or sulcus
deeper, narrow, elongated depression
