Test 2 Flashcards
A bone
Os
A little bone
Ossicle
To form bone
Ossify
Formation of a bone
Ossification
A deposit of calcium (looks like bone on x-ray)
Calcification
A wing
Ala
A rounded knoblike projection
Condyle
A bony projection on or above a Condyle
Epicondyle
A horn
Cornu
A narrow ridge of bone
Crest
A small hammer, a bony prominence
Malleolus
Any definite or marked bony prominence
Process
A sharp slender process
Spine/spinous process/styloid process
A very large rounded process
Trochanter
A small rounded process
Tubercle
A large rounded process
Tuberosity
A small pit or depression
Fovea
A smooth articular surface
Facet
What are the three functions of bones
Projection, support and framework, and levers
Bones protect many organs and other structures from _____
Injury
Bones give ____ and ____ to the body and afford attachments for muscles and ligaments
Support and shape
Bones form levers which permit…
movement in restricted and definite directions
The long bones in the body include
Humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, clavicle, metacarpal, metatarsal, and phalanges
The short bones in the body include
Carpal and tarsal bones