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ES 208 Test 1
Bone Markings and Landmarks
Term | Definition |
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Condyle | large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure |
facet | smooth, nearly flat, shallow articular surface |
Head | prominent, rounded epiphysis |
throchlea | a smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley |
alveolus | deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible |
Fossa | flattened or shallow depression |
Sulcus | narrow groove |
Crest | Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent |
Epicondyle | projection adjacent to a condyle |
Line | low ridge |
process | any marked bony prominence |
ramus | angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure |
spine | sharp, slender, often pointed process |
Trochanter | massive, rough projection found only on the femur |
Tubercle | small rounded projection |
Tuberosity | large rough projection |
Canal (meatus) | passageway through a bone |
Fissure | Narrow, slitlike opening through bone |
Foramen | Round or oval opening through a bone |
Sinus | cavity/hollow space within a bone |
Articulating surfaces | condyle, facet, head, trochlea |
Depressions | alveolus, fossa, sulcus |
Projections for tendon and ligament attachment | crest, epicondyle, line, process, ramus, spine, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity |
Opening and spaces | canal, fissure, foramen, sinus |