Bone Marking Names Flashcards
1
Q
Name of a large rounded projection
Muscle or ligament attachment site
A
Tuberosity
2
Q
Name a prominent narrow ridge of the bone.
Muscle or ligament attachment
A
Crest
3
Q
Name a large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
A
Trochanter
4
Q
Less prominent narrow ridge of bone
A
Line
5
Q
Small rounded projection or process
A
Tubercle
6
Q
Epicondyle
A
Raised area on or above a condyle
7
Q
Sharp, slender, and often pointed projection
A
Spine
8
Q
A bony prominence
A
Process
9
Q
Bony expansion carried on by a narrow neck
A
Head
10
Q
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
A
Facet
11
Q
Rounded articular projection
A
Condyle
12
Q
Arm like bar of bone
A
Ramus
13
Q
Narrow slit like opening
A
Fissure
14
Q
Round or oval opening through the bone
A
Foramen
15
Q
Indentation at the edge of a structure
A
Notch
