click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
skeletal description
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trochlea | smooth, grooved, pulley like articular process |
| facet | small, flat, shallow, articulating surface |
| head | prominent, rounded epiphysis (end of bone) |
| condyle | large, smooth, rounded, articulating oval structure |
| sinus | cavity or hollow space in a bone |
| canal | passageway through a bone |
| foramen | ROUNDED passageway through a bone |
| fissue | narrow, slit-like opening through a bone |
| ramus | angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure |
| process | any marked bony prominence |
| trochanter | massive, rough projection found only on the femur |
| tuberosity | large, rough projection |
| spine | pointed, slender process |
| line | low ridge |
| tubercle | small rounded projection |
| crest | narrow, prominent ridge-like projection |
| epicondyle | projection adjacent to a condyle |
| fossa | flattened or shallow depression |
| alveolus | deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible |
| sulcus | narrow groove |