ANAT 150 Chapter 7 Skeletal System Terminology Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
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Body
A
Main part of bone
2
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Head
A
Enlarged end
3
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Neck
A
Constriction between head and body
4
Q
Margin/border
A
Edge
5
Q
Angle
A
Natural bend
6
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Ramus
A
Branch off body
7
Q
Condyle
A
Smooth round articular surface
8
Q
Facet
A
Small flattened articular surface
9
Q
Process
A
Prominent projection (ex: styloid = stylus like)
10
Q
Tubercle
A
Small rounded bump
11
Q
Tuberosity
A
Knob
12
Q
Trochanter
A
Tuberosity on proximal femur (thigh bone)
13
Q
Epicondyle
A
Near/above condyle
14
Q
Hamulus
A
Hook-shaped process
15
Q
Cornu
A
Horn-shaped process
16
Q
Line/linea
A
Low ridge
17
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Crest/crista
A
Prominent ridge
18
Q
Spine
A
Very high ridge
19
Q
Foramen
A
Hole
20
Q
Canal/meatus
A
Tunnel (hole through bone)
21
Q
Fissure
A
Cleft
22
Q
Sinus/labyrinth
A
Cavity (ex: frontal sinus bone)
(labyrinth = cavities in ear)
23
Q
Fossa
A
Term for a depression
24
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Notch
A
Depression in bone margin
25
Fovea
Little pit
26
Groove/sulcus
Deeper, narrow depression
27
Plural form for Ramus
Rami
28
Plural form for Foramen
Foramina
29
Plural form for Fossa
Fossae
30
Plural form for Sulcus
Sulci
