Bone Terms 1 Word Scramble
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Tuberosity | Large rounded projection; may be roughened |
Crest | Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent |
Trochanter | Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only examples are on the femur) |
Line | Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest |
Tubercle | Small rounded projection or process |
Epicondyle | Raised area on or above a condyle |
Spine | Sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
Process | Any bony prominence |
Head | Bony expansion carried on a narrowed neck |
Facet | Smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
Condyle | Rounded articular projection |
Ramus | Armlike bar of bone |
Croove | Furrow |
Fissure | Narrow, slitlike opening |
Foramen | Round or oval opening through a bone / allows for passage of nerves or blood vessels |
Notch | Indentation at the edge of a structure |
Meatus | Canal-like passageway |
Sinus | Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
Fossa | Shallow basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface. |
Sulcus | a groove or furrow in a bone |
Squama | the flat portion of a bone |
Concha | a lateral fold of bone that creates a more efficient circulation of inhaled air, by increasing surface area |
Fontanel | Spaces covered by tough membranes (connective tissue) between the bones on an infant's skull. |
Visceral Skeleton | skeletal elements derived from embryonic gill arches. They include the hyoid bone and ear ossicles. |
Fovea | a depression or pit |
Crest | a narrow ridge of bone |
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