Various Bone Markings Flashcards
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Q
What is a crest?
A
A very prominent linear elevation
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Q
What is a line
A
A slight linear elevation
2
Q
What is a spine?
A
A sharp, slender process
3
Q
What is a process?
A
A projection or prominence
4
Q
What is a Tubercle
A
Small round process
5
Q
What is a Tuberosity
A
Large roughened process
6
Q
What are trochanter
A
Large massive processes on the proximal femur
7
Q
What is a condyle
A
A Large rounded articulating process
8
Q
What is the epicondyle
A
Raised area above a condyle
9
Q
What is a head
A
Rounded proximal end of a long bone; often enlarged
10
Q
What is a Ramus
A
The elongated process of a bone
11
Q
What is a malleolus
A
Rounded projection on side of ankle
12
Q
What’s a foramen
A
Hole
13
Q
What’s a canal
A
A foramen that has length with two openings at each end
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Q
What’s a meatus
A
A Foramen that has length; only one opening
