Bones Anatomical Terms Quiz

What are bone anatomical terms?

-Many bone features have a unique term.

-Often times we name not only the bones, but specific portions of bone.

How many bones are there in the human body?

206

How many parts is the skeleton split into?

2

What are the 2 divisions of the skeletal?

Axial=middle/center

Appendicular=limbs

What is a paired bone?

2 bones of the same type on the left and right side of the body

What is an unpaired bone?

A bone located along the midline of the body.

What is the body of a bone?

The main part of the bone.

What is the head of a bone?

The enlarged and often rounded end of the bone.

What is the neck of a bone?

The constricted (thinner) part between head and body.

What is the margin of a bone?

The edge (border) of the bone.

What is an angle of a bone?

A bend in the bone.

What is the ramus?

Branch of the body of the bone beyond the angle.

What is a condyle?

A smooth, rounded articular surface (has articular cartilage)

What is epicondyle?

Unique term for slight "bumps" above the condyle.

What is a facet?

Small, flattened arti ular surface.

What is line or linea?

Low ridge on bone.

Ex. skull

What is a crest or crista?

Prominent (noticeable) ridge on bone.

What is a spine?

A very high ridge on bone.

What is a process?

A prominent projection

What is a tubercle?

A small rounded bump

What is tuberosity or tuber?

Knob, larger than tubercle

What is Trochanter?

Larger tuberosities on proximal end of femur.

What is foramen?

Hole in bone

What is a canal or meatus?

Tunnel in bone

What is a fissure?

Cleft or split in bone

What is sinus or labyrinth?

Cavity within bone

What is fossa?

Depression (lowered area) of bone

What is a notch?

Depression in the margin (border) of bone.

What is a grove or sulcus?

Deep, narrow depression.