9.1 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone usually prominent
Tuberosity
Large rounded projection,may be rounded
Trochanter
Very large blunt irregularly shaped process
Line
Narrow ridge of bone,less prominent than a crest
Tubercle
Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Spine
Sharp,slender,often pointed projection
Process
Prominence or projection
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Facet
Smooth nearly flat articulate surface
Condyle
Rounded articular projection
Ramus
Arm like bar of bone
Sinus
Space within a bone filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Meatus
Canal like passageway
Fossa
Shallow basinlike depression in a bone often serving as an articular surface
Groove
Furrow
Fissure
Narrow slit like opening
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone