Flashcards in Bone Features Deck (40)
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Process
A general term for a projection from the surface of the bone
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Tubercle
A relatively small bump on the bone
3
Tuberosity
A relatively large, rough area on the bone
4
Spine
A short, sharp projection
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Condyle
An irregular, smooth surface that articulates with another bone
6
Epicondyle
A bump on a condyle
7
Head
A hemispheric projection that articulates with another bone
8
Neck
A constriction below the head
9
Crest
An elevated ridge of the bone
10
Line
A smaller elevation than a crest
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Facet
A smooth, flat face
12
Trochanter
A large bump (on femur)
13
Ramus
A branch
14
Foramen
A shallow hole
15
Sinus
A cavity
16
Meatus or Canal
A deep hole
17
Fossa
A shallow depression in a hole
18
Notch
A deep cut-out
19
Groove or Sulcus
An elongated depression
20
Fissure
A long, deep cleft
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Long bone
Arm, forearm, fingers, thigh, leg, toe bones
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Short bone
Wrist, ankle bone
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Flat
Cranium, pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle, sternum, rib bones
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Irregular
Floor of the skull, facial, vertebral bones
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Occipital
(1)
- Foramen
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Frontal
(1)
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Parietal
(2)
28
Ethmoid
(1)
- Cribriform plate ( olfactory foramina)
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Temporal
(2)
- External acoustic (auditory) meatus
30
Sphenoid
(1)
- Sella Turcica (pituitary gland)
- Inferior orbital fissure
31
Sutures
- Coronal
- Sagittal
- Lambdoid
- Squamous
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Flat bones (8)
- Occipital
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Ethmoid
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
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Zygomatic
(2)
- Zygomatic arch
34
Maxilla
(2)
35
Palatine
(2)
36
Lacrimal
(2)
37
Nasal
(2)
38
Vomer
(1)
39
Mandible
(1)
- Ramus
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