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bony landmark
bony landmark vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is process? | a broad designation for a bump on a bone (mastoid process, xiphoid process) |
| what is spine? | an abrupt or pointed projection ( the spine of the scapula, the anterior superior iliac spine) |
| what is Trochanter? | A blunt process ( > and < trochanter of the femur) |
| what is Tubercle? | A small bump (the > and < tubercles of the humerus) |
| What is Tuberosity? | A large often rough bump ( ischial tuberosity) |
| what is Line? | A ridge that doesnt stick up very far ( the linea aspera of the femur) |
| what is crest? | a prominent ridge (illiac crest) |
| what is Head? | a lg rounded end of a bone, usually not set off by a neck, ( the head of the humers and the head of the femur) |
| what is the condyle? | the rounded end of a long bone, usually not set of by a neck, usually small then a head ( the medial and lateral condyles of the femur) |
| what is the Epicondyle? | a bump above the condyle (the medial and lateral condyle of the femur) |
| what is Facet? | a smooth, mostly flat surface on a bone ( the facets of the vertebrae) |
| what is Fossa? | a basin-like depression in a bone ( suprasoinous Fossa) |
| what is Foramen? | a hole in a bone (foramen magnum on skull, foramina on sacrum) |
| what is Notch? | a deep indentation in a bone. |
| what is Angle | A diverging of two bony edges from common point ( superior and inferior angles of the scapula) |
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