1 | Skeleton Components | | _____ | A canal like passage within a bone |
2 | Axial Skeleton | | _____ | The Long Axis of the Body, includes the Skull, Hyoid Bone, Spine & Thoracic Cage |
3 | Appendicular Skeleton | | _____ | Encloses & protects the brain, is the attachment site for some head & neck muscles |
4 | 3 Major Functions of Bone Markings | | _____ | A broad term for any prominent projection of a bone. A bony prminence |
5 | Tuberosity | | _____ | A shallow basin-like depression in bone, often serving as an articular surface |
6 | Crest | | _____ | A bondy expansion carried on a narrow neck. A rounded articular projection, often set off from the rest of the bone by a neck. The remainder of these serve as attachment poitns for tendons, ligaments or other connective tissues. |
7 | Trochanter | | _____ | Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent or having a prominent border |
8 | Line | | _____ | A round or oval opeing through a bone which allos the passage of a vessel or nerve, through or between bones |
9 | Tubercle | | _____ | Coronal Suture, Squamous Suture, Sagittal Suture, & Lambdoid Suture |
10 | Epicondyle | | _____ | A sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
11 | Spine | | _____ | The raised area on or above the condyle |
12 | Process | | _____ | The Appendages of the Body, includes the Upper & Lower Bones the Pectoral & Pelvic Girdles |
13 | Head | | _____ | Attachment site for Muscles & Ligaments, Formation of the Joints, & Shows depressions & openings |
14 | Facet | | _____ | A relatively large, convex, articular prominence which often articulates with a corresponding fossa |
15 | Condyle | | _____ | Bone, Cartilage, Joints & Ligaments |
16 | Foramen | | _____ | A narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest. |
17 | Groove | | _____ | A line of junction, also referred to as a joint for the meeting of two flat bones |
18 | Fissure | | _____ | A very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process |
19 | Notch | | _____ | Another name for a furrow in the bone. Also known as a SULCUS, this type of groove accommodates a soft structure such as a blood vessel, nerve or tendon. |
20 | Fossa | | _____ | A small, rounded process |
21 | Meatus | | _____ | A narrow cleft, deep groove or opening between adjacent parts of a bone & can appear slit-like |
22 | Sinus | | _____ | Sphenoid, Temporal (2), Ethmoid, Parietal (2), Occipital & Frontal bones |
23 | Skull | | _____ | An air space within certain skull bones which connect into nasal passageways. These cavities are lined with mucous membrane |
24 | Cranium | | _____ | A smooth, shallow or flat articular surface |
25 | Suture | | _____ | A large, rounded projection; may have a roughened surface |
26 | The 4 Major Cranial Sutures | | _____ | An indentation at the edge of a structure or bone |
27 | The 8 bones of the Cranium | | _____ | The bones which make up the cranial & facial pieces |