Terms Used to Describe Skeletal Structures

Vocabulary flashcards defining anatomical terms used to describe skeletal structures and features from Table 7.2.

Condyle

Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Crest

Narrow, ridgelike projection

Epicondyle

Projection situated above a condyle

Facet

Small, nearly flat surface

Fontanel

Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones

Foramen

Opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

Fossa

Relatively deep pit or depression

Fovea

Tiny pit or depression

Head

Enlargement on the end of a bone

Meatus

Tubelike passageway within a bone

Process

Prominent projection on a bone

Sinus

Cavity within a bone

Spine

Thornlike projection

Sulcus

Furrow or groove

Suture

Interlocking line of union between bones

Trochanter

Relatively large process

Tubercle

Small, knoblike process

Tuberosity

Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle

Condyle

Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Crest

Narrow, ridgelike projection

Epicondyle

Projection situated above a condyle

Facet

Small, nearly flat surface

Fontanel

Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones

Foramen

Opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

Fossa

Relatively deep pit or depression

Fovea

Tiny pit or depression

Head

Enlargement on the end of a bone

Meatus

Tubelike passageway within a bone

Process

Prominent projection on a bone

Sinus

Cavity within a bone

Spine

Thornlike projection

Sulcus

Furrow or groove

Suture

Interlocking line of union between bones

Trochanter

Relatively large process

Tubercle

Small, knoblike process

Tuberosity

Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle