Structural Support Ch 3 Flashcards
Aperture
opening
canal
tunnel
condyle
rounded projection (that articulates with another bone)
crest
high projection or border projection.
crista
ridge
dens
toothlike structure
eminence
surface projection
facet
smooth area
fissure
deep cleft
foramen
hole
fossa
trench or hollow depressed area
fovea
small pit
head
major protrusion (example femoral head)
lamina
thin, flat plate
line
low projection or ridge
malleolus
rounded projection (distal end of tibia and fibula)
meatus
passage or opening
process
projection
protuberance
projecting part
ramus
branch or smaller structure given off by a larger structure.
sinus
space or cavity
spine
sharp projection
sulcus
groove
suture
seam
trochanter
broad, flat projection (on femur)
tubercle
small, rounded surface projection
tuberosity
projecting part.
Bony projections/ extensions
where muscles tendons, and other bones are attached
< condyle < crest < crista < dens < eminence < facet < head < lamina < line < malleolus < process < protuberance < ramus < spine < suture < trochanter < trochlea < tubercle < tuberosity
Bony depressions (allow bones to attach to each other or serve as passageways for blood vessels and nerves)
>aperture >canal >fissure >foramen >fossa >fovea >meatus >sinus >sulcus