Skeletal Structure Terms Flashcards
Condyle
Rounded process that usually articulates with other bone
Crest (Krest)
narrow, ridge like projection
Epicondyle
projection situated above a condyle
Facet
small, nearly flat surface
Fontanel
soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Foramen
opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
Fossa
Relatively deep pit or depression
Fovea
tiny pit or depression
Head
enlargement on the end of a bone
Meatus
tubelike passageway within a bone
Process
prominent projection on a bone
Sinus
cavity within a bone
spine
thornlike projection
sulcus
furrow or groove
suture
interlocking line of union between bones
Trochanter
relatively large process
tubercle
small, knoblike process
tuberosity
knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle
