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Stack #197003
Bone terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tunnel like opening through a bone usually for blood vessels or nerves | Canal |
| A large articulating process that helps make a joint | condyle |
| ridge like projection on a bone | crest |
| the bone shaft. Site of primary ossification and composed of compact bone. | diaphysis |
| projection near the condyle but not part of the articulation | epicondyle |
| Growth plate, found nearthe metaphysis and epiphysis | epiphyseal plate |
| End regions of long bones where secondary ossification occurs and is composed of spongy bone | epiphysis |
| flat surface or flat articulation | facet |
| a hole or opening in the bone | formen |
| a tiny pit or depression | fovea |
| a depression in the bone | fossa |
| expanded or rounded articulating end of the epiphysis. Usually the proximal end and often connected to the shaft by a neck | head |
| a short tunnel through the bone | meatus |
| general term for any projection or bump on the bone | process |
| An air filled bone cavity that lightens the skull and creates sound resonance | sinus |
| a long thin thornlike projection or sparp ridge | spine |
| a fixed joint that holds the cranial bones together | suture |
| a large projection or bump on the end of a long bone | trochanter |
| A small knoblike projection or process on a bone | tubercle |
| A rough surfaced projection or bump on a bone | tuberosity |
| soft spots on the fetal or baby skull where connective tissue has not yet turned to bone | fontanel |
| projection in the ankle area | malleolus |
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