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Anatomy and Physiology: Anatomical Features of Bones Flashcards

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Transverse Plane

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Passes across the body or organ perpendicular to its long axis and divides the body into superior and inferior planes

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Frontal Plane

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Perpendicular to the sagittal and divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Sagittal Plane

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Passes vertically through the body or organ and divides it into left and right portions

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Head

articulation

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The prominent expanded end of a bone, sometimes rounded (head of the femur)

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Facet

articulation

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A smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface (articular facets of the vertebrae)

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Crest

extension and projection

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A narrow ridge (iliac crest of the pelvis)

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Epicondyle

extension and projection

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An expanded region superior to a condyle (medial epicondyle of the femur)

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Line

extension and projection

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A slightly raised, elongated ridge (nuchal lines of the skull)

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Process

extension and projection

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Any bony prominence (mastoid process of the skull)

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Protuberance

extension and projection

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A bony outgrowth or protruding part (mental protuberance of the chin)

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Spine

extension and projection

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A sharp, slender, or narrow process (mental spines of the mandible)

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Trochanter

extension and projection

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Two massive processes unique to the femur

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Tubercle

extension and projection

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A small, rounded process (greater tubercle of the humerus)

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Tuberosity

extension and projection

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A rough elevated surface (tibial tuberosity)

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Alveolus

depression

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A pit or socket (tooth socket)

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Fossa

depression

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A shallow, broad, or elongated basin (mandibular fossa)

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Fovea

depression

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A small pit (fovea capitis of the femur)

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Sulcus

depression

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A groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel (intertubercular sulcus of the humerus)

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Canal

passage and cavity

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A tubular passage or tunnel in a bone (auditory canal of the skull)

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Fissure

passage and cavity

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A slit through a bone (orbital fissures behind the eye)

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Condyle

articulation

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A rounded knob that articulates with another bone (occipital condyles of the skull)

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Foramen

passage and cavity

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A hole through a bone, usually round (foramen magnum of the skull)

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Meatus

passage and cavity

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An opening into a canal (external acoustic meatus of the ear)

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Sinus

passage and cavity

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An air-filled space in a bone (frontal sinus of the forehead)

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