Bony Landmarks Flashcards
1
Q
Process
A
A broad designation for a bump on a bone
2
Q
Spine
A
An Abrupt or pointed projection
3
Q
Trochanter
A
A large blunt process
4
Q
Tubercle
A
A small bump
5
Q
Tuberosity
A
A large, often rough bump
6
Q
Line
A
A ridge that doesn’t stick up very far
7
Q
Crest
A
A prominent ridge
8
Q
Head
A
A large rounded end of a long bone, usually set off from the rest of bone by a “neck”
9
Q
Condyle
A
The rounded end of a long bone, usually not set off by a neck, usually smaller than a head
10
Q
Epicondyle
A
A bump above a Condyle
11
Q
Facet
A
A smooth, mostly flat surface on a bone
12
Q
Fossa
A
A basin-like depression in a bone
13
Q
Foramen
A
A hole in a bone
14
Q
Notch
A
A deep indentation in a bond
15
Q
Angle
A
A diverging of two bony edges
