Bone Terms

Question 1

body(of a bone)

Answer 1

the central or main portion of a bone

Ex: Body of sphenoid, vertebra, sternum

Question 2

Name, define and give examples.

What process in 9 pointing to?

Answer 2

condyle : rounded bump, usually fits into a fossa on another bone to form a joint. Ex: occipital condyle, medial condyle of tibia

Question 3

crest

Answer 3

moderately raised narrow ridge; generally a site for muscle attatchment (literal translation: Tuft ofrComb)

Question 4

epicondyle

Answer 4

bump near a condyle; often give the appearance of a “bump on a bump” for muscle attachment

Question 5

foramen

Answer 5

round hole for vessels and nerves(literal translation: hole)

Ex: obturator foramen of coxal (pelvic) bone

Question 6

fossa

Answer 6

depression; often receives an articulating bone

Question 7

head

Answer 7

distinct epiphysis on a long bone, separated from the shaft by a narrowed portion of neck

Question 8

neck

Answer 8

a narrowed portion, usually at the base of a head

Question 9

notch

Answer 9

a “v” like “cut” out of the margin or edge of a flat area

Question 10

process

Answer 10

projection of raised area

Question 11

sinus

Answer 11

cavity w/in a bone (literal translation:hollow)

Question 12

name and describe

Answer 12

sharp pointed process; similar to crested but raised

Question 13

tubercle

Answer 13

small tuberosity

A knob like process usually larger than a tubercle.

Question 14

suture

Answer 14

An interlocking line of union between bones

Question 15

foramen(web anatomy def.)

Answer 15

An opening through a bone, which usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments.

Question 16

Tubercle(webanatomy def.)

Answer 16

A small knob like process

Question 17

head (web def.)

Answer 17

An enlargement of the end of a bone

Question 18

trochanter (web. def.)

Answer 18

A relatively large process

Question 19

spine(web def.)

Answer 19

A thorn like projection

Question 20

condyle ( web def.)

Answer 20

A rounded process, which usually articulates with another bone.

Question 21

process

Answer 21

prominent projection on a bone

Question 22

meatus

Answer 22

A tube like passageway within a bone

Question 23

epicondyle(web def.)

Answer 23

projection situated above a condyle.

Question 24

fossa(web. def)

Answer 24

relatively deep pit or depression

Question 25

fovea

Answer 25

tiny pit or depression