Anatomy Lab 1 Word Roots + Terms

chondr

cartilage

endo

within

epi

upon, over

histo

tissue

hypo

below

inter

between

intra

within

peri

around

scapho

boat

sciati

hip

squama

flat

stylo

stake

sub

under

supra

above

troch

to run

process

any projection or bump

trochanter

very large projections

tuberosity

roughened elevation on a bony surface

tubercle

small rounded projection

spine

sharp ridge or projection

crest

prominent ridge

condyle

rounded projection for joint articulation

trochlea

smooth, grooved articular surface

facet

articular surface (joint surface)

epicondyle

process above or to one side of a condyle

eminence

a raised / prominent area

protuberance

something that protrudes from something else

ramus

elongated part of a bone

fossa

shallow depression

sulcus

shallow elongated groove

foramen

round hole (passageway for blood vessels and nerves)

fissure

deep elongated cleft

canal

essentially an elongated foramen

meatus

opening into a large canal

notch

indentation