Key Terminology

what does auricular mean?

ear-shaped

what does condyle mean?

a smooth rounded elevation, often covered with articular hyaline cartilage

what does crest mean?

a sharp ridge

what is the epicondyle?

an elevation above a condyle

what is a facet?

a smooth area usually covered with articular hyaline cartilage

What is a hamulus?

A hook-like projection

What is a lamina?

A thin plate

What is a line?

A low narrow ridge

What is a process?

A localised projection

What is a spine?

An elongated process

What is a squamous?

thin, flat like a scale

What is a trochanter?

A large rounded elevation

What is a trochlea?

A pulley shaped surface

What is a tubercle?

A small rounded elevation

What is a tuberosity?

A large rounded elevation

What is a canal?

A bony tunnel

What is a fissure?

A narrow slit

What is a foramen?

A hole

What is a fossa?

A wide depression

What is a groove?

An uncovered passage

What is a meatus?

A narrow passage

What is a notch?

A large groover

What is a sulcus?

A groover or furrow

What does demi mean?

Half

What does epi mean?

Above

What does infra mean?

Below

What does inter mean?

Between

What does intra mean?

Within

What does sub mean?

Below

What does supra mean?

Above

What does anterior mean?

Nearer to the front of the body

What does costal mean?

Assoc with the ribs

What does distal mean?

Away from the trunk

What does dorsal mean?

Nearer to the back of the body

What does external mean?

Outside

What does inferior mean

Below

What does internal mean

Inside

What does lateral mean

Away from the midline of the body

What does medial mean

Nearer to the midline of the body

What does posterior mean

Nearer to the back of the body

What does proximal mean

Towards the trunk

What does superior mean

Above

What does ventral mean?

Nearer the front of the body