Skeletal System Quiz 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Large rounded projection, may be roughened
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Tuberosity
2
Q
Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
A
Crest
3
Q
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (think femur)
A
Trochanter
4
Q
Narrow ridge of bone, LESS prominent that crest
A
Line
5
Q
Small rounded projection or process
A
Tubercle
6
Q
Raised area on or above a condyle
A
Epicondle
7
Q
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
A
Spine
8
Q
Any bony prominence
A
Process
9
Q
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
A
Head
10
Q
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
A
Facet
11
Q
Rounded articular projection
A
Condyle
12
Q
Armlike bar of bone
A
Ramus
13
Q
Furrow
A
Groove
14
Q
Narrow, slitlike opening
A
Fissure
15
Q
Round or oval opening in through a bone
A
Foramen
16
Q
Indentation at the edge a structure
A
Notch
17
Q
Canal-like passageway
A
Meatus
18
Q
Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with a mucous membrane
A
Sinus
19
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