Week 1: Bone Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Body
A
Main portion
2
Q
Head
A
Enlarged end (often rounded)
3
Q
Neck
A
Constricted area (between head and body)
4
Q
Margin or border
A
Edge
5
Q
Angle
A
Bend
6
Q
Ramus
A
Branch off the body (beyond the angle)
7
Q
Condyle
A
Smooth, rounded articular surface
8
Q
Facet
A
Small, flattened articular surface
9
Q
Line (linear)
A
Low ridge
10
Q
Crest (crista)
A
Prominent ridge
11
Q
Spine
A
Very high ridge
12
Q
Process
A
Prominent projection
13
Q
Tubercle
A
Small, rounded process
14
Q
Tuberosity
A
Knoblike process, usually larger than a tubercle
15
Q
Trochanter
A
Large tuberosity, only found on proximal femur
16
Q
Epicondyle
A
Near or above a condyle
17
Q
Foramen (foramina)
A
Hole (holes)
18
Q
Canal or meatus
A
Tunnel
19
Q
Fissure
A
Cleft
20
Q
Sinus
A
Cavity
21
Q
Fossa
A
A depression
22
Q
Impression
A
Indentation made by a specific structure
23
Q
Notch
A
Depression in the margin of a bone
24
Q
Fovea
A
Little pit
25
Groove or sulcus
Deeper, narrow depression
