Lab 7: Bone Marking Identification

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering bone markings and skeletal anatomical features from Lab 7 Assignment answer sheet.

Ventral sacral foramina

The anterior series of openings located on the sacrum that allow the passage of sacral nerves and blood vessels, indicated by label 1 on the sacrum model.

Avicular surface

The ear-shaped lateral articular surface of the sacrum that articulates with the ilium, identified as marking 2.

Dens

The prominent, tooth-like upward projection (odontoid process) of the second cervical vertebra (axis), identified as marking 3.

Spinous process

The posterior bony projection extending backward from the junction of the laminae of a vertebra, identified as marking 4.

Transverse pocess

The lateral projection extending outward on each side from the junction of the pedicle and lamina of a vertebra, identified as marking 5.

Coronal suture

The transverse cranial joint that separates the frontal bone from the parietal bones, identified as marking 6.

Mastoid process

The round, conical bony prominence of the temporal bone situated behind the external ear canal, identified as marking 7.

Sella turcica

The saddle-shaped depression located on the superior surface of the sphenoid bone that encloses the pituitary gland, identified as marking 8.

Cribriform plate

The perforated horizontal bony plate of the ethmoid bone that forms part of the cranial floor and nasal roof, identified as marking 9.

Spin of scapula

The prominent, ridge-like bony shelf extending across the upper posterior surface of the scapula, identified as marking 10.

Infraspinas fossa

The broad, shallow concavity located on the dorsal surface of the scapula inferior to the scapular spine, identified as marking 11.

Distal phalanx

The terminal bone located at the tip of a digit of the hand, identified by label 12 on the skeletal hand model.

Ind mite carpal

The second metacarpal bone located within the palm of the hand proximal to the index finger, identified as marking 13.

Capitula process of humerus

The smooth, rounded lateral articular prominence on the distal end of the humerus that articulates with the radius, identified as marking 14.

Coranoid fassa

The anterior depression on the distal humerus superior to the trochlea that receives the coronoid process of the ulna during elbow flexion, identified as marking 15.

Lesser tubercle

The smaller, anteriorly directed prominence situated near the proximal head of the humerus, identified as marking 16.

Zygomatic archess

The bony bridge formed along the lateral side of the skull by the junction of the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, identified as marking 17.

Sagittal sutur

The midline fibrous cranial articulation that connects the two parietal bones along the top of the skull, identified as marking 18.

Lamina

The flattened posterior arch section of a vertebra connecting the spinous process to the transverse process, identified as marking 19.

Body

The thick, cylindrical anterior portion of a vertebra that bears weight, identified as marking 20.

Head of rib

The posterior extremity of a rib bearing articular facets for articulation with the thoracic vertebrae, identified by label 21 on the rib specimen.

Costal demifacet for head of rib

The half-facet situated on the posterolateral edge of a thoracic vertebral body that articulates with the head of a rib.

Head

The rounded proximal articular expansion of a long bone (such as the radius or humerus), designated as marking 22.

Olecranon fossa

The deep depression situated on the posterior distal humerus that accommodates the olecranon during elbow extension, identified as marking 23.

Occipital condyle

The paired, smooth articular protuberance on the inferior surface of the occipital bone that articulates with the superior facets of the atlas, identified as marking 24.

Stybid pouss

A slender, pointed bony projection (styloid process) found on certain cranial or forearm bones, identified as marking 25.

Fact for dens

The smooth, oval articular facet located on the posterior aspect of the anterior arch of the atlas (C1) that articulates with the dens, identified as marking 26.

Transverse foramen

The opening located in the transverse process of cervical vertebrae that accommodates the vertebral artery and vein, identified as marking 27.

Body of sternum

The long, flattened middle segment of the sternum situated between the manubrium and xiphoid process, identified as marking 28.

Clavicular notch

The shallow, oval articular depression situated on either superolateral corner of the sternal manubrium for articulation with the clavicle, identified as marking 29.

Radial tuberocity

The prominent medial oval tuberosity located distal to the neck of the radius serving as the insertion point for the biceps brachii, identified as marking 30.

Stybid process of racing

The pointed bony projection on the lateral distal end of the radius, identified as marking 31.

Trochlear match

The large, deep, C-shaped articular depression on the proximal ulna that articulates with the humeral trochlea, identified as marking 32.

Olecranon of wha

The prominent proximal posterior curved bony process of the ulna that forms the point of the elbow, identified as marking 33.

Coronad process

The anterior triangular bony projection extending from the proximal ulna inferior to the trochlear notch, identified as marking 34.

Subscapular fossa

The broad, shallow concave surface forming the anterior (costal) aspect of the scapula, identified as marking 35.

Surgical neck

The narrow constriction of the humerus shaft located immediately inferior to the greater and lesser tubercles.

Deltoid tuberosity

The roughened triangular area located midway down the anterolateral shaft of the humerus that serves as the attachment point for the deltoid muscle.