Lecture 2 Continued

Question 1

Capitulum

Answer 1

Small rounded article head

Eg
Capitulum of the humerus

Question 2

Condyle

Answer 2

Large rounded protuberance at the end of bone**

Rounded, knuckle-like article area

Usually in pairs

Question 3

Crest

Answer 3

Ridge of a bone
Elongated projection

Eg
Iliac crest

Question 4

Epicondyle

Answer 4

Eminence superior or adjacent to a Condyle

Eg
Lateral Epicondyle of the humerus

Question 5

Facet

Answer 5

Smooth flat area
Usually covered with cartilage
Where bones articulate with other bones

Question 6

Foramen

Answer 6

Passage through a bone

Opening in a bone

Question 7

Fossa

Answer 7

Think stacked bowls

Shallow Hollow or depressed area

Holds bones to stay in contact

Housing opposing bone at some point

Eg infraspinous flossy of the scapula

Question 8

Groove

Answer 8

Elongates depression or furrow

Eg radial groove of the humerus

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

Large
Round projection at end of bone
Round articular end

Eg head of the humerus

Question 10

Line

Answer 10

Long narrow ridge
Less prominent than crest

( wimpy crest)

Linear elevation

Eg soleal line of the tibia

Question 11

Malleolus

Answer 11

Rounded process

Eg
Lateral malleolus of the fibula

Question 12

Notch

Answer 12

Indentation at the edge of a bone

Eg
Greater sciatic notch

Question 13

Protuberance

Answer 13

Projection of the bone

Eg external occipital protuberance

Question 14

Spine

Answer 14

Small pointy projection**

Thorn-like process

Eg spine of the scapula

Question 15

Spinous process

Answer 15

Projecting spine like part

Eg
Spinous process of the vertebra

Question 16

Trochanter

Answer 16

Large projection off bone **

Large blunt elevation

Eg greater trochanter of the femur

Question 17

Trochlea

Answer 17

Groove at the end of the bone**
Moveable tendon

Spool-like articular process
Or
Process that acts like a pulley

Eg
Trochlea of the hummerus

Question 18

Tubercle

Answer 18

Small raised eminence

Greater tubercle of the humerus

Question 19

Tuberosity

Answer 19

Small projection off bone***

Large rounded elevation

Eg
Ischial Tuberosity

Question 20

Sulcus

Answer 20

Valley along a bone
Holds tendon
Holds blood vessels

Question 21

Depression

Openings

Answer 21

Allow passage of materials

Form joints

Question 22

Process

And

Projections

Answer 22

Provide a point of attachment

(Muscles & ligament )

Question 23

Fissure

Answer 23

Narrow slit between 2 adjacent bones

Nerves pass through
Blood vessels pass through

Question 24

Canal

Answer 24

Large opening in center of bone

Question 25

Sinus

Answer 25

Cavity or chamber within bone

Question 26

Neck

Answer 26

Supports head in articulation

Question 27

Axial

Answer 27

Spine

Trunk

Question 28

Appendicular

Answer 28

Everything but spine and trunk

Question 29

Sesamoid

Answer 29

Eg patella

Where tendon cross each other
Protect for wear and tear

Question 30

Long bones

Answer 30

Are tubular

Eg humerus

Question 31

Short bones

Answer 31

Cuboidal shape
(wrist) carpals
Finer movement

Question 32

Flat bones

Answer 32

Protective bones

Eg skull

Question 33

Irregular bones

Answer 33

Various shapes
Eg
Vertebrae

Question 34

Accessory bones

Answer 34

Develop in certain sutures of skull

Also found in feet

Question 35

Epiphysis bone

Answer 35

End of bone

Question 36

Metaphysis

Answer 36

Connect the epiphysis and diaphysis

Neck

Question 37

Diaphysis

Answer 37

Shaft of bone