Skeletal Structures Terms Flashcards
Condyle
rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
crest
narrow, ridgelike 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 os 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
