The Skull Part 1 - Markings Flashcards
Articulating surfaces:
Facet
Small, flat, shallow articulating surfaces
Articulating surfaces:
Condyle
Large, smooth, rounded articulating oval surfaces.
Articulating surfaces:
Head
Prominent, rounded epiphysis
Articulating surfaces:
Trochlea
Smooth, grooved, pulley- like articular process.
Depressions:
Alveolus (alveoli)
Deep pit or socket in the maxilla or mandible
Depressions:
Fossa
Flattened or shallow depression.
Depressions:
Sulcus
Narrow groove
What are the four articulating surfaces
Condyle
Facet
Head
Trochlea
What are the three types of depressions
Alveolus
Fossa
Sulcus
Projections for tendons and ligament attachment:
Crest
Narrow, prominent, ridge- like projection.
Projections for tendons and ligament attachment:
Epicondyle
Bony bulge adjacent to or above a condyle
Projections for tendons and ligament attachment:
Line
Low ridge
Projections for tendons and ligament attachment:
Process
Any projection on a bone; often pointed and sharp.
What are the 9 Projections for Tendons & ligament Attachment
Process
Line
Epicondyle
Crest
Ramus
Spine
Trochanter
Turbercle
Turberosity
Projections for tendons and ligament attachment:
Ramus
Angular extension of a bone