Intro To Osteology

Question 1

Tubercle/Tuberocity

Answer 1

A small/large rounded projection/eminence

Question 2

Greater/leader Trochanter

Answer 2

Large/smaller blunt, irregularity shaped process

Question 3

Crest

Answer 3

A narrow ridge of bone

Question 4

Line

Answer 4

A narrow ridge of bone less prominent than a crest

Question 5

Spine

Answer 5

A sharp, slender, pointed projection

Question 6

Epicondyle

Answer 6

A raised area above the condyle

Question 7

Ramus

Answer 7

An arm like bar of bone

Question 8

Body

Answer 8

The principle mass of a structure

Question 9

Joint

Answer 9

Location where two or more bones make contact

Question 10

Condyle

Answer 10

Rounded articular projection

Question 11

Head

Answer 11

A bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 12

Facet

Answer 12

A smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 13

Meatus

Answer 13

A canal like passage way (where nerves pass through)

Question 14

Sinus

Answer 14

A cavity within a bone-air and mucous membrane

Question 15

Fossa

Answer 15

A hollow or shallow depression in bone

Question 16

Groove

Answer 16

A furrow or indentation

Question 17

Fissure

Answer 17

A crack or narrow slit like opening

Question 18

Foramen

Answer 18

Round/oval opening through bone

Question 19

Notch

Answer 19

An indentation

• that closes off by a muscle or ligament and becomes a foramen