Skeletal System-surface Marking Bones Flashcards
(16 cards)
A large rounded roughened process
Tuberosity
A prominent border ridge.
Crest
A rounded articular projection supported on the constricted portion ( neck) of a bone.
Head
A large rounded articular
Condyle
A prominence above condyle.
Epicondyle
A tube like passage way running without a bone.
Meat us
A smooth flat surface.
Facet
An opening through which blood vessels nerves or ligaments pass.
Foramen
A smooth rounded process.
Tubercle
A large blunt projection found only in the femur.
Trochanter
A slender projection
Spine
A sharp crest.
Ridge
A projection of a bone.
Process
A depression in or on a bone.
Fossa
A depression which accommodates a soft structure such as blood vessel nerve or tendon.
Groove
A less prominent ridge than a crest.
Line