Terms to know Flashcards
A rounded knob that articulates with another bone
Condyle
A smooth flat slightly concave or convex articular surface
Facet
The prominent expanded end of a bone, sometimes rounded
Head
A narrow ridge
Crest
An expanded region superior to a condyle
Epicondyle
A slightly raised elongated ridge
Line
Any bony prominence
Process
A bony outgrowth or protruding part
Protuberance
A sharp slender narrow process
Spine
Two massive processes unique to the femur
Trochanter
A small rounded process
Tubercle
A rough elevated process
Tuberosity
A pit or socket
Alveoulus
A shallow broad elongated basin
Fossa
A small pit
Fovea
A small groove for a tendon nerve or blood vessel
Suculus
A tubular passage or tunnel in a bone
Canal
Slit through bone
Fissure
Hole through bone. typically round
Foramen
A canal
Meatus
An air-filled space in bone
Sinus
