Glossary Of Bony Landmarks Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is a fovea?
Pit like depression
What is a sulcus/groove?
Furrow like depression. Vessels, nerves & tendons can lay over it.
What is a fossa?
Basin like depression
What is a cavity ?
Open spacious depression
What is a notch?
C or U shaped depression
What is a fissure?
Slit like/crack like opening between adjacent bones
What is a foramen?
Hole like opening
What is a canal?
Tube like opening
What is a process?
Prominent projections of bones
What are the two different types of bone processes?
Articulating & non articulating
Name 3 articulating processes of bone
Head
Condyle
Facet
What is a condyle?
Large rounded articulating process at the end of some bone
What is a facet?
Smooth, flat articulating process
Name 7 non articulating processes
- epicondyle
- trochanter
- tubercle
- tuberosity
- Crest
- line
- spine
What is a epicondyle?
Non articulating process
Smaller projection above condyle
Attachment site for muscles & ligaments
What is a trochanter?
Non articulating process
Blunt projection only on femur
attachment for muscles
What is a tubercle?
Non articulating process
Small knob like rounded process
What is a tuberosity?
Non articulating bone process
Larger, rounded, roughened process
What is a crest?
Non articulating process with a prominent border or ridge
What is a line process of a bone?
Non articulating process with a less prominent ridge compared to a crest process
What is a spine process of a bone?
Non articulating process
Sharp slender process
