LAB Ex 7, 8, 9 Pre-lab

process

any bone prominance

epicondyle

raised area on or above a chondyle

spine

sharp, slender often pointed projection

ramus

armlike bar of the bone

tuberosity

large rounded projection; may be roughened

crest

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

trochanter

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (femur)

head

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

facet

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

condyle

rounded articular projection

groove

furrow

fissure

narrow, slitlike opening

foramen

round or oval opening through a bone

notch

indentation at the edge of a structureq

meatus

canal-like pathway

sinus

cavity filled with air and lined w mucous membrane

fossa

shallow, basinlike depression in bone, often acting as an articular surface

neck

constricted segment that connects bone’s expanded articular head to its main body or shaft

structure of compact bone

dense and looks smooth and homogenous

location of compact bone

diaphysis of long bones, external surface of all bones, epishyses

structure of spongy bone

small trabeculae (needlelike bars) of bone and lots of open space

location of spongy bone

epiphyses, interior of short, flat, and irregular bones, medullary cavity cavities