Anatomy 337 Unit 4 - Module 28: Intro to Extremities Exam|44 Well detailed Q’s and A’s

Anatomy 337 Unit 4 - Module 28: Intro to
Extremities Exam|44 Well detailed Q’s and
A’s
3 classes of bone markings - -articular surfaces & related features

tendon and/or ligament attachments

opening and depressions

- condyle - -large rounded articular surface

part of articular surfaces & related features

- facet - -flat articular surface

part of articular surfaces & related features

- head - -bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

part of articular surfaces & related features

- neck - -narrowed region next to head

part of articular surfaces & related features

- trochlea - -smooth spool-shaped surface

part of articular surfaces & related features

- crest - -narrow prominent ridge of bone

part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- epicondyle - -a raised area on or above condyle

part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- Line - -narrow ridge of bone

part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- process - -bony prominence

, part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- spine - -sharp, slender projection

part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- trochanter - -very large, irregularly shaped process

part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- tubercle - -small rounded projection or process

part of tendon and/or ligament attachments

- tuberosity - -large rounded projection; may be roughened

- fossa - -shallow basin-like depression

part of opening and depressions

- groove - -long narrow channel, depression, or furrow

part of opening and depressions

- sulcus - -a larger groove

part of opening and depressions

- notch - -indentation at the edge of bone

part of opening and depressions

- foramen - -round or oval opening through a bone

part of opening and depressions

- canal - -elongated passage in bone

part of opening and depressions

- fissure - -a slit through a bone

part of opening and depressions

- fovea - -a small pit