Terms

Question 1

Osteology

Answer 1

the study of bones

Question 2

Odontology

Answer 2

the study of teeth

Question 3

Element

Answer 3

a single bone

Question 4

Feature

Answer 4

distinguishing characteristic of a bone

Question 5

Landmark

Answer 5

areas or features used for measurements, aging, or sexing

Question 6

Axial skeleton

Answer 6

thorax, ribs, vertebrae, skull
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Question 7

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 7

arms, shoulders, legs, pelvis
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Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

skull

Question 9

Post-cranial

Answer 9

everything else

Question 10

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 10

front

Question 11

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 11

back

Question 12

Superior

Answer 12

top

Question 13

Inferior

Answer 13

bottom

Question 14

Proximal

Answer 14

close

Question 15

Distal

Answer 15

away

Question 16

Medial

Answer 16

close to the middle of the body

Question 17

Lateral

Answer 17

away from the mid line

Question 18

Sagittal plane

Answer 18

cut in half straight down the middle

Question 19

Coronal plane

Answer 19

cut in half horizontally

Question 20

Transverse plane

Answer 20

cut in half at the waist

Question 21

Foramen

Answer 21

a hole or opening in bone for transmission of ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves

Question 22

Fossa

Answer 22

a pit, depression or concavity in or on a bone

Question 23

Cavity

Answer 23

an open area within a bone or formed by one or more bones

Question 24

Meatus

Answer 24

an elongated, tube-like passageway, a canal

Question 25

Sulcus

Answer 25

a groove or furrow

Question 26

Facet

Answer 26

small smooth area on bone or tooth created by wear or serving as a point of contact with bone or other tooth

Question 27

Process

Answer 27

a general term describing any marked eminence on a bone; something that sticks out

Question 28

Tuberosity

Answer 28

a robust elevation or protuberance; a large process or eminence

Question 29

Tubercle

Answer 29

a nodule or small eminence on a bone or tooth; a small process or eminence