bones of human skull lecture

Question 1

crest

Answer 1

a projecting ridge along a bone

Question 2

eminence

Answer 2

a prominence or elevation of bone

Question 3

protuberance

Answer 3

a prominence of bone

Question 4

ridge

Answer 4

linear, narrow, elevated portion of bone or tooth

Question 5

tubercle

Answer 5

a small rounded projection on a bone or tooth

Question 6

terms describing convexities on bones/ teeth

Answer 6

crest, eminence, protuberance, tubercle, ridge and process

Question 7

process

Answer 7

a projection or outgrowth from a bone

Question 8

terms describing concavities

Answer 8

alveolus, fosa, fissue, groove, fovea, sinus and cavity

Question 9

alveolus

Answer 9

small hollow space or socket where the tooth fits within the jaw bones

Question 10

cavity

Answer 10

a hollow place within the body of bone (or within a tooth)

Question 11

fissure

Answer 11

a cleft or groove (crack) between parts

Question 12

fossa

Answer 12

a small hollow or depressed area

Question 13

fovea

Answer 13

small pit or depression

Question 14

groove

Answer 14

linear depression or furrow

Question 15

sinus

Answer 15

hollow, air-filled cavity or space within skull bones, or a channel for venous blood