bone features Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
Q
projections
A
sites for tendon and ligament attachments
2
Q
articulations
A
where bones connect at a joint or articulate with eachother
3
Q
depressions
A
recessed areas in bones
4
Q
openings
A
open spaces in bones
5
Q
crest
A
ridge like
6
Q
epicondyle
A
superior to condyle
7
Q
line (linea)
A
slightly raised ridge
8
Q
process
A
prominent
9
Q
protuberance
A
outgrowth
10
Q
ramus
A
extension
11
Q
spine
A
thorn like
12
Q
trochanter
A
large; located on femur bone
13
Q
tubercle
A
small knoblike
14
Q
tuberosity
A
rough elevation
15
Q
condyle
A
rounded process
16
Q
facet
A
nearly flat
17
Q
head
A
expanded end
18
Q
alveolus
A
socket
19
Q
fossa
A
shallow basin
20
Q
fovea
A
tiny pit
21
Q
notch
A
indentation on edge
22
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sulcus
A
narrow groove
23
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canal
A
tubular passage
24
Q
fissure
A
slit
25
foramen
hole
26
meatus
tubelike opening
27
sinus
cavity
