4 Types of Articulating Surfaces
Condyle
Articulating surface: Large Smooth Rounded Oval structure
Facet
Articulating surface:
Small
Flat
Shallow
Head
Articulating surface:
Prominent
Rounded EPIPHYSIS
Trochlea
Articulating surface:
Smooth
Grooved
Pulley-like
3 Types of Depressions
Alveolus (Alveoli)
Deep pit/socket in maxillae or mandible
ex. where teeth are
Fossa (Fossae)
Flattened or shallow depression
ex. on pelvis
Sulcus
Narrow groove
ex. on Sphenoid bone
9 Projections for tendon and ligament attachment
Crest
Projection:
Narrow
Prominent
Ridgelike
Epicondyle
Projection:
Adjacent to a condyle
Line
Projection:
Low ridge
Process
Projection:
Any marked bony prominence
Ramus (rami)
Projection:
Angular extension of a bone
Spine
Projection:
Pointed
Slender process
Trochanter
Projection:
Massive
Rough projection
ONLY on FEMUR
Tubercle
Projection:
Small
Round projection
Tuberosity
Projection:
Large
Rough projection
5 Types of Openings and Spaces
Canal
Opening:
Passageway through a bone
Fissure
Opening:
Narrow
Slitlike opening through a bone
Foramen (foramina)
Opening:
Rounded passageway through a bone
Meatus
Opening:
Passageway through a bone