Chapter 7: Skeletal System Gross Anatomy Intro Flashcards
(35 cards)
How many bones does the average adult have?
206
axial skeleton bones
bones down the center
skull, ossicles, hyoid, vertebral column, thoracic cage
appendicular bones
anything that goes off to the side
upper and lower limbs, pelvic and pectoral girdles
body
main part of the bone
head
enlarged, often rounded head
neck
construction between head and body
margin/border
edge of a bone
angle
a bend in the bone
ramus
branch off the body beyond the angle
condyle
smooth rounded articular surface
facet
small, flattened articular surface
process
sharp projection usually associated with a tendon or ligament connection
tubercle
rounded projection associated with a tendon or ligament connection
tuberosity
rounded projection larger than a tubercle
trochanter
tuberosity on the proximal femur
epicondyle
upon a condyle
horn
horn-shaped process
line or linea
low ridge
crest or crista
prominent ridge
spine
very high ridge
foramen
a hole in the bone
canal or meatus
tunnel
fissure
cleft
sinus or labrynth
mucous membrane-lined spaces in some skull bones