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Bone Markings
HHP Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| condyle | articulating surface- large, smooth, rounded oval structure |
| facet | articulating surface- small, shallow surface |
| head | articulating surface- prominent, rounded epiphysis |
| trochlea | articulating surface- smooth, grooved, pulley-like process |
| alveolus (alveoli) | depression- deep pit or socket in maxillae or mandible |
| fossa (fossae) | depression- flattened o shallow depression |
| sulcus | depression- narrow groove |
| crest | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- narrow, prominent, ridge-like projection |
| epicondyle | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- projection adjacent to condyle |
| line | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- low ridge |
| process | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- any marked bony prominence |
| ramus (rami) | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- angular extension of a bone elative to rest of the structure |
| spine | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- pointed, slender process |
| trochanter | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- massive, rough projection found only in femur |
| tubercle | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- small round projection |
| tuberosity | projection for tendon/ligament attachment- large, rough projection |
| canal | openings and spaces- passageway through bone |
| fissue | openings and spaces- narrow, slit-like opening through a bone |
| foramen (foramina) | openings and spaces- rounded passageway through a bone |
| meatus | openings and spaces- passageways through a bone |
| sinus | openings and spaces- cavity or hollow space in a bone |