lab 6 skeletal system (bone feature)

condyle

a round bone projections covered by cartilage that articulates with another bone

crest

a ridge-like projection at the edge of a bone

facet

a smooth flat surface

foramen

an opening in a bone for the passage of blood vessels/nerves and ligaments.

fossa

a depression at the surface of a bone

fovea

a small cone-shaped depression

head

an enlargement at the end of a long bone

process

an obvious projection of a bone

sinus

an air-filled cavity within a bone

spine

like a crest, but sharp

styloid

a small projection at the end of a bone

suture

the joint where two skull bones are fused together

trochanter

a large process at the end of the femur

tubercle

a small, rounded process, usually attached to tendons or ligaments

tuberosity

a rough patch on the surface of a bone for muscle attachment

axial

skeleton region consisting of the:

• skull

• vertebral (spinal) column

• rib cage

joint

when two bones come together its called a —

articulate

when two bones come together to form a joint, the bones are said to be __________ with eachother

clavicular notch

sternum articulates with the clavicle at the ________

manubrium

the superior part of the sternum is called the ______

body

main portion of the sternum is the ____.

xiphoid process

the inferior, pointed part of the sternum is the _______ _______.

appendicular

skeletal region consisting of the:

• limbs (arms and legs)

• pectoral girdles

• pelvic girdles

pectoral girdle

• shoulder area bones

• clavical and scapula

sternum

• jugular notch

• clavicular notch

• manubrium

• body

• xiphoid process