BONE TERMS Flashcards
(24 cards)
Depression or grooves
Along bone surface
Projections
Where tendons and ligaments attach, at articulations (joint) with other bones
Tunnels
Where blood and nerves enter bone
Process
Any projection or bump
Ramus
An extension of a bone making an angle with the rest of the structure
Trochanter
A large, rough projection
Tuberosity
A small, rough projection
Tubercle
A small, rounded projection
Crest
A prominent ridge
Line
A low ridge
Spine
A pointed or narrow process
Head
The expanded articular end of an epiphysis, separated from the shaft by a neck
Neck
A narrow connection between the epiphysis and the diaphysis
Condyle
A smooth, rounded articular process
Trochlea
A smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley
Facet
A small, flat articular surface
Fossa
A shallow depression
Sulcus
A narrow groove
Foramen
A rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves
Canal
A duct or channel
Meatus
A passageway through a bone
Fissure
An elongated cleft or slit
Sinus
A chamber within a bone, normally filled with air
Sinus
A chamber within a bone, normally filled with air
