Bone Part Terminology Flashcards
(29 cards)
1
Q
Angle
A
Bend
2
Q
Body
A
Main part
3
Q
Border
A
Edge
4
Q
Canal
A
Tunnel
5
Q
Condyle
A
Smooth rounded articular surface (Faces joint) `
6
Q
Crest
A
Prominent ridge
7
Q
Demifacet
A
Small facet
8
Q
Epicondyle
A
Near, above or on top of a condyle
9
Q
Facet
A
Small flattened articular surface
10
Q
Fissure
A
Cleft, elongated hole
11
Q
Foramen
A
Hole (Plural = foramina)
12
Q
Fossa
A
Shallow depression
13
Q
Fovea
A
Small pit
14
Q
Groove
A
Elongated depression
15
Q
Head
A
Enlarged end
16
Q
Line
A
Low Ridge
17
Q
Meatus
A
Tunnel
18
Q
Neck
A
Constricted area between neck & body
19
Q
Notch
A
Depression in the margin of a bone
20
Q
Plate
A
Flat area
21
Q
Process
A
Prominent projection
22
Q
Ramus
A
Arm like branch off body
23
Q
Sinus
A
Air filled cavity
24
Q
Spine
A
Very high ridge
25
Sulcus
Elongated depression
26
Suture
Line where two skull bones grow together
27
Trochanter
Tuberosities on the proximal end of the femur
28
Tubercle
Small rounded bump
29
Tuberosity
Knob (Larger than a tubercle)
