Skeletal System Flashcards
Condyle (KON-dial)
Projections for Articulation
Smooth, rounded articular surface
Occipital condyle on occipital bone; lateral and medial condyles on femur
Facet (FASS-et)
Projections for Articulation
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Facets on thoracic vertebrae for articulation with ribs
Head (HED)
Projections for Articulation
Enlarged, often rounded, end of bone
Head of humerus; head of femur
Crest (KREST)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Narrow ridge of bone
Iliac crest or ilium
Epicondyle (ep-ih-KON-dial)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Bony bulge adjacent to or above a condyle
Lateral and medial epicondyles of femur
Process (PRAH-sess)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Any projection on a bone; often pointed and sharp
Syloid process on temporal bone
Spine (SPYN)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Sharp, slender projection
Spine of scapula
Trochanter (tro-KAN-turr)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Large, blunt, irregularly shaped projection
Greater and lesser trochanters on femur
Tubercle (TOO-burr-kul)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Small, rounded, knoblike projection
Greater tubercle of humerus
Tuberosity (too-burr-AHS-ih-tee)
Projections for Muscle
Attachment
Similar to a tubercle, but usually larger
Tibial tuberosity on tibia
Fissure (FISH-ur)
Narrow cleft or slit; usually for passage of blood vessels and nerves
Superior orbital fissure
Foramen (foh-RAY-men)
Opening through a bone; usually for passage of blood vessels and nerves
Foramen magnum in occipital bone
Fossa (FAW-sah)
A smooth, shallow depression
Mandibular fossa on temporal bone; olecranon fossa on humerus
