Ch 2 BONE MARKINGS Word Scramble
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A hole through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass: | foramen | ex) vertebral foramen of cervical vertebra |
A hollow or depression: | fossa | ex) glenoid fossa of scapula |
Ditchlike groove containing a tendon or blood vessel: | groove | ex) Bicipital (intercondylar) groove of humerus |
A canal or tube-like opening in a bone: | meatus | ex) External auditory meatus |
An air-filled cavity within a bone: | sinus | ex)Frontal sinus in frontal bone |
A round, knuckle-like projection: | condyle | ex)Medial condyle of femur |
A projecting, prominent part of bone: | eminence | ex)Intercondylar eminence of tibia |
A flat or shallow articular surface: | facet | ex)Articular facet of rib |
A rounded articular projection beyond a narrow, neck-like portion of the bone: | head | ex)Femoral head |
A sharp ridge or border: | crest | ex)Iliac crest of hip |
A prominence above or on a condyle: | epicondyle | ex)Medial epicondyle of humerus |
A less prominent ridge: | line | ex)Linea aspera of femur |
A long, thin projection: | spine | ex) Scapular spine |
A small, rounded projection: | tubercle | ex)Greater tubercle of humerus |
A large, rounded projection: | tuberosity | ex)Ischial tuberosity |
A very large prominence for muscle attachment: | trochanter | ex)Greater trochanter of femur |
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