skeletal terms Flashcards
1
Q
condyle
A
a smooth, rounded articular process
2
Q
crest
A
prominent ridge
3
Q
facet
A
a small flat articular surface
4
Q
fissure
A
a long cleft
5
Q
Foramen
A
rounded pasageway
6
Q
fossa
A
shallow depression
7
Q
head
A
expanded articular end of a bone
8
Q
line
A
low ridge
9
Q
meatus
A
a canal with only one entrance
10
Q
process
A
any projection or bump
11
Q
Ramus
A
angled projection of a bone
12
Q
spine
A
pointed process
13
Q
trochanter
A
large rough projection (femur)
14
Q
trochlea
A
smooth grooved process (humerus)
15
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Tubercle
A
small rough projection (humerus)
