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Bone identifications
Question | Answer |
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ELEVATIONS & PROJECTIONS (GEN) - PROCESS | any projection or bump |
ELEVATIONS & PROJECTIONS (GEN) - RAMUS | an extension of a bone making an angle to the rest of the structure |
PROCESSES FORMED WHERE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS ATTACH - TROCHANTER | a large, rough projection |
PROCESSES FORMED WHERE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS ATTACH - TUBEROSITY | a rough projection |
PROCESSES FORMED WHERE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS ATTACH - TUBERCLE | a small, rounded projection |
PROCESSES FORMED WHERE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS ATTACH - CREST | a prominent ridge |
PROCESSES FORMED WHERE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS ATTACH - LINE | a low ridge |
PROCESSES FORMED WHERE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS ATTACH - SPINE | a pointed process |
PROCESSES FORMED FOR ARTICULATION W ADJACENT BONES - HEAD | the expanded articular end of an epiphysis, often separated from the shaft by a narrower neck |
PROCESSES FORMED FOR ARTICULATION W ADJACENT BONES - NECK | a narrower connection between the epiphysis and diaphysis |
PROCESSES FORMED FOR ARTICULATION W ADJACENT BONES - CONDYLE | a smooth, rounded articular process |
PROCESSES FORMED FOR ARTICULATION W ADJACENT BONES - TROCHLEA | a smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley |
PROCESSES FORMED FOR ARTICULATION W ADJACENT BONES - FACET | a small, flat articular surface |
DEPRESSIONS - FOSSA | a shallow depression |
DEPRESSIONS - SULCUS | a narrow groove |
OPENINGS - FORAMEN | a rounded passageway for blood vessels and/or nerves |
OPENINGS - FISSURE | an elongated clect |
OPENINGS - MEATUS OR CANAL | a passageway through the substance of a bone |
OPENINGS - SINUS OR ANTRUM | a chamber with in a bone, normally filled with air |