bone features 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Condyle | large round articular process |
process | projection or prominence of bone |
facet | smooth, flat surface |
head | enlarged portion of the end of the bone |
ramus | branch or extension of bone |
processes that help form joints | condyle, facet, head, ramus |
crest | narrow ridge |
epicondyle | process on or above a condyle |
Linea (line) | narrow ridge (less prominent than a crest) |
spine | sharp or pointed process (spinous process) |
trochanter | large, irregularly shaped process (only on femur) |
tubercle | small, knob-like process |
tuberosity | large, knob-like process |
process that provide for attachment of muscles and ligaments | crest, epicondyle, linea, spine, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity |
fissure | narrow opening |
foramen | round opening (hole) |
fossa | shallow opening |
fovea | pit like depression |
fontanel | membrane covered spaces btw skull bones |
meatus | tube-like passageway |
sinus | interior cavity |
sulcus (or groove) | long, narrow depression |
depressions/opening (may provide passageway for blood vessels and nerves) | fissure, foramen, fossa, fovea, fontanel, meatus, sinus, sulcus |
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