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Table 7.4 Skeletal

Terms used to describe skeletal structures.

QuestionAnswer
Condyle Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone. Ex: Occipital condyle of the occipital bone.
Crest Narrow, ridgelike projection. Ex: Iliac crest of the ilium.
Epicondyle Projection situated above a condyle. Ex: Medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Facet Small, nearly flat surface. Ex: Facet of a thoracic vertebra.
Fissure Cleft or groove. Ex: Inferior orbital fissure in the orbit of the eye.
Fontanel Soft spot in the skull where membrane covers the space between bones. Ex: Anterior fontanel between the frontal and parietal bones.
Foramen Opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood bessels, nerves, or ligaments. Ex:Foramen magnum of the occipital bone.
Fossa Relatively deep pit or depression. Ex: Olecranon fossa of the humerus.
Fovea Tiny pit or depression. Ex:Linea aspera of the femur.
Head Enlargement on the end of a bone. Ex: head of the humerus.
Linea Narrow ridge. Linea aspera of the femur.
Meatus Tubelike passageway with a bone. Ex: External acoustic meatus of the temporal bone.
Process Prominent projection on a bone. Ex: Mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Ramus Branch or similar extension. Ex: Ramus of the mandible.
Sinus Cavity within a bone. Ex: Frontal sinus of the frontal bone.
Spine Thornlike projection Ex: Spine of the scapula.
Suture Interlocking line of union between bones. Ex: Lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones.
Trochanter Relatively large process. Ex: Greater Trochanter of the femur.
Tuburcle Small, knoblike process. Ex: Tubucle of a rib.
Tuberosity Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle. Ex: Radial Tuberosity of the radius.
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