Anatomy lab 1

alveolus

a deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

articulation

the junction of two bones

auricular

ear shaped

concha

a spiral structure like a seashell

condyle

a large smooth rounded articulating oval structure

coronoid

describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point

costal

associated with or a part of the ribs

crest

narrow prominent ridge part of the ribs

cuneiform

wedge shaped

epicondyle

a projection adjacent to a condyle

epiphysis

the end part of a long bone

facet

a small flat shallow articulating surface

fissure

a narrow slit like opening through a bone

foramen

a rounded passageway through a bone

fossa

a flattened or shallow depression

fovea

a small pit or depression

glenoid

shaped like a shallow socket

head

a prominent rounded epiphysis

lamina

a thin flat plate

malleolus

a club shaped or hammer shaped process

mastoid

breast shaped

meatus

a natural body opening canal or passageway

neck

a constricted portion adjacent to a head

process

a projection, bony prominence

pterygoid

winglike

ramus

an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure

septum

a partition

sinus

a cavity or hollow space in a bone

spine

a pointed slender process

squamous

flat scale like

styloid

pointed, pen like

sulcus

a narrow groove

suture

the line of union in an immovable articulation

tubercle

a small round projection

tuberosity

a large rough projection

xiphoid

shaped like sword