Bone Structures Flashcards
Condyle
Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
Crest
Narrow, ridge-like projection
Epicondyle
Projection situated above the condyle
Facet
small, nearly flat surface
Fissure
Cleft or groove
Fontanel
Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Foramen
Functional hole in a bone
Fossa
Relatively deep pit or depression
Fovea
Tiny pit or depression
Head
Enlargement on the end of the bone
Linea
Narrow ridge
Meatus
Tube like passageway within a bone
Process
- is a projection or outgrowth
- Ligament /muscle attachment
- Passageways of blood vessels, nerves
Ramus
Branch or similar extension
Sinus
Cavity within the bone
Spine
Thorn-like projection
Sulcus
Furrow or groove
Suture
Interlocking line of union between bones
Trochanter
Relatively large process
Tubercle
Knob-like process that serves as an attachment for skeletal muscles/ligaments
Tuberosity (Entheses)
Knob-like process usually larger than a tubercle (serves as an attachment for skeletal muscles/ligaments)
Atlas
C1; supports the head
Axis
C2; Allows atlas to pivot around the dens
Protrubence
prominent projections from bones, used as landmarks
