Printable Surface Features of Bones flash cards
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| sinus |
one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities |
| condyle |
smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint |
| crest |
natural growth on the top of the head |
| epicondyle |
rounded protuberance at the end of a bone, place of attachment for ligaments, tendons, and muscles |
| facet |
small, smooth, flat area on a hard surface, esp. on a bone |
| fissure |
natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain |
| fontanel |
one of the spaces covered by membrane between the bones of the fetal or young skull |
| foramen |
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone |
| fossa |
pit, cavity or depression as in a bone |
| fovea |
small pit or depression in a bone or other structure |
| head |
upper part of the body, joined to the trunk by the neck, holding the brain, eyes, ears, nose, mouth |
| linea |
line or linear body structure |
| meatus |
opening or foramen in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose |
| spine |
spinal or vertebral column; backbone |
| sulcus |
fissure between two convolutions of the brain |
| trochanter |
either of two knobs at the top of the femur attaching the muscles between the thigh and pelvis |
| tubercle |
small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body |
| tuberosity |
rough projection or protuberance of a bone |
| sinus |
one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities |
| condyle |
smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint |
| crest |
natural growth on the top of the head |
| epicondyle |
rounded protuberance at the end of a bone, place of attachment for ligaments, tendons, and muscles |
| facet |
small, smooth, flat area on a hard surface, esp. on a bone |
| fissure |
natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain |
| fontanel |
one of the spaces covered by membrane between the bones of the fetal or young skull |
| foramen |
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone |
| fossa |
pit, cavity or depression as in a bone |
| fovea |
small pit or depression in a bone or other structure |
| head |
upper part of the body, joined to the trunk by the neck, holding the brain, eyes, ears, nose, mouth |
| linea |
line or linear body structure |
| meatus |
opening or foramen in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose |
| spine |
spinal or vertebral column; backbone |
| sulcus |
fissure between two convolutions of the brain |
| trochanter |
either of two knobs at the top of the femur attaching the muscles between the thigh and pelvis |
| tubercle |
small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body |
| tuberosity |
rough projection or protuberance of a bone |
