Terms in Reference to the Skeletal System Flashcards
ala
wing-shaped projection
alveolus
a small cavity; used to define a tooth socket
canal
a tubular channel through a bone
crest
a bony ridge
condyle
an articular eminence (a raised area of bone on the surface of the temporal bone)
diaphysis
the shaft of a long bone
epicondyle
a ridge above a condyle
epiphysis
a terminal piece of the bone separated from a diaphysis by cartilage during early life
facet
A smooth, flat or nearly flat articular surface
foramen
a perforation through a bone; the end of a canal
fossa
a shallow depression
fissure
a narrow, cleft-like passage
hamulus
a projection shaped like a hook
line
a slight ridge
linea
a line, marked by either a low crest or a depression
head
a large, rounded articular end of a bone, often set off from the shaft by a neck
meatus
a passageway; a large foramen; used particularly for an external opening of a canal
process
a bony projection
sinus
an air space in a bone
spine
a sharp process
sulcus
a groove or furrow
suture
a line or junction of neighboring bones
symphysis
essentially the same as a suture, but used only for particular junctions [slightly movable joint: have certain tissue between]
trochanter
each of two processes below the neck of a femur; a nodular process with a flat top; a small, rounded eminence with a flat top
trochlea
a pulley-shaped structure
tubercle
a nodular process; a small rounded eminence
tuberosity
a large, often rough, eminence.
