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Latin/English terms
bones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cranial extremity (vertebral head) | extremitas cranialis (caput vertebrae) |
| caudal extremity (vertebral fossa) | extremitas caudalis (fossa vertebrae) |
| vertebral arch | arcus vertebrae |
| lamina of vertebral arch | lamina arcus vertebrae |
| costal process | processus costalis |
| mamillary process | processus mamillaris |
| dorsal tubercle | tuberculum dorsale |
| cranial articular facet | fovea articularis cranialis |
| ventral arch | arcus ventralis |
| sacral ala (sacral wing) | ala ossis sacri |
| cranial articular process 2 | processus articularis caudalis |
| auricular surface | facies auricularis |
| dorsal surface | facies dorsalis |
| median sacral crest | crista sacralis mediana |
| ventral sacral foramina | foramina sacralia ventralia |
| caudal extremity of sacrum | apex ossis sacri |
| hemal process | processus haemalis |
| hemal arch | arcus haemalis |
| false ribs (asternal) | costae spuriae (asternales) |
| costal angle | angulus costae |
| manubrium of sternum | manubrium sterni |
| xiphoid process | processus xiphoideus |
| xiphoid cartilage | cartilago xiphoidea |
| long bone | os longum |
| flat bone | os planum |
| irregular bone | os irregulare |
| Vertebral column | Columna vertebralis |
| vertebral body | corpus vertebrae |
| axis | axis |
| dens | dens |
| short bone | os breve |
| ventral crest | crista ventalis |
| pedicle of vertebral arch | pediculus arcus vertebrae |
| vertebral foramen | foramen vertebrale |
| vertebral canal | canalis vertebralis |
| interarcuate space | spatium interarcuale |
| intervertebral foramen | foramen intervertebrale |
| cranial vertebral notch | incisura vertebralis cranialis |
| caudal vertebral notch | incisura vertebralis caudalis |
| lateral vertebral foramen | foramen vertebrale laterale |
| spinous process | processus spinosus |
| transverse process | processus transversus |
| cranial articular process | processus articularis cranialis |
| accessory process | processus accessorius |
| cervical vertebrae | vertebrae cervicales |
| ventral tubercle | tuberculum ventrale |
| transverse foramen | foramen transversarium |
| atlas | atlas |
| wing of atlas | ala atlantis |
| alar foramen | foramen alare |
| alar notch | incisura alaris |
| atlantal fossa | fossa atlantis |
| caudal articular facet | fovea articularis caudalis |
| dorsal arch | arcus dorsalis |
| dorsal tubercule | tuberculum dorsale |
| thoracic vertebrae | vertebrae thoracicae |
| cranial costal facet | fovea costalis cranialis |
| caudal costal facet | fovea costalis caudalis |
| transverse costal facet | fovea costalis processus transversi |
| anticlinal vertebra | vertebra anticlinalis |
| lumbal vertebrae | vertebrae lumbale |
| sacrum (sacral vertebrae) | os sacrum (vertebrae sacrales) |
| base of sacrum | basis ossis sacri |
| cranial articular process | processus articularis cranialis |
| promontory | promontorium |
| lateral part | pars lateralis |
| sacral tuberosity | tuberositas sacralis |
| intermedian sacral crest | crista sacralis intermedia |
| dorsal sacral foramina | foramina sacralia dorsalia |
| lateral sacral crest | crista sacralis lateralis |
| pelvic surface | facies pelvina |
| transverse lines | lineae transversae |
| caudal articular process | processus articularis caudalis |
| sacral canal | canalis sacralis |
| intervertebral foramina | foramina intervertebralia |
| caudal vertebrae | vertebrae caudales (coccygeae) |
| THORACIC SKELETON | SKELETON THORACIS |
| ribs | costae |
| true ribs (sternal) | costae verae (sternales) |
| floating ribs | costae fluctuantes |
| costal cartilage | cartilago costalis |
| rib (osseous part) | os costale |
| head of rib | caput costae |
| articular surface of head of rib | facies articularis capitis costae |
| crest of head of rib | crista capitis costae |
| neck of rib | collum costae |
| shaft of rib (body) | corpus costae |
| costal tubercle | tuberculum costae |
| articular surface of costal tubercle | facies articularis tuberculi costae |
| costal groove | sulcus costae |
| body of sternum | corpus sterni |
| sternal crest | crista sterni |
| sternebrae | sternebrae |
| cranial thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet) | apertura thoracis cranialis |
| thoracic cavity | cavum thoracis |
| caudal thoracic aperture (thoracic outlet) | apertura thoracis caudalis |
| costal arch | arcus costalis |
| intercostal space | spatium intercostale |
| knee of rib | genu costae |