Bony Markings Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Trochanter | (L) very large blunt irregularly shaped process Ex. femur |
Tuberosity | (L) Large rounded projection Ex. pelvis, ischial ________ |
Tubercle | (L) Small rounded projection or process Ex. tibia, quadrate _________ |
Spine | (M) sharp, pointed, slender projection Ex: vertebra, thoracic ____ |
Crest | (M) prominent narrow ridge of bone Ex: pelvis, iliac ___ |
Line | (M) not very prominent narrow ridge of bone Ex: pelvis, middle (anterior) gluteal ___, accurate ___ of ilium |
Condyle | (S) rounded articular and bone projection Ex: tibia, medial _______ |
Epicondyle | (S) raised area on or above a condyle Ex: humerus, medial ______ |
Process | (S) any bony prominence or bony projection Ex: vertebra, transverse _______ (thoracic) |
Head | (L) bony expansion carried on narrow neck Ex: ____ of the right femur |
Facet | (M) smooth, nearly flat articular surface and smooth flat bone surface Ex: vertebra, superior articular ____ (lumbar) |
Ramus | (S) armlike bar of bone Ex: mandible, mandibular ______ |
Meatus | Opening or canal inside body Ex. Cranium, acoustic ___ |
Foramen | Holes for nerve arteries and veins Ex. Optic ____ |
Fissure | Narrow slit-like opening Ex. Inferior orbital____ |
Sinus | Cavity in bone with air and has mucus membrane Ex. Nasal cavities |
Fossa | Shallow depression in bone Ex. humerus, olecraon ____ |
Groove | Furrow Ex. humerus. bicipital___ |
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