Download BONE LANDMARKS Vocabulary to learn: Bone structures

BONE LANDMARKS
✔ Vocabulary to learn:
Bone structures
Attachments for
tendons or
ligaments
Articulation
projections
Depressions
and openings
Articular cartilage
Crest
Condyle
Fissure
Compact bone
Epicondyle
Facet
Foramen
Diaphysis
Line
Head
Fossa
Endosteum
Process
Ramus
Groove
Epiphyseal line
Spine
Meatus
Epiphysis
Trochanter
Nutrient foramen
Medullary cavity
Tubercle
Sinus
Neck
Tuberosity
Sulcus
Periosteum
Spongy bone
Trabeculae
✔ Complete the following statements with the most appropriate term:
On the external surface and most of the diaphysis, the superficial structure of the
bone is dense or ________________________ bone, whereas internally and deep in
the epiphyses, the bone is open or ________________________ bone and consists
of ________________________, which are a fine meshwork of "flying buttresses"
to give the bone strength.
The tubular shaft of the bone is called the ________________________ which in
some cases contains a medullary cavity.
The extremity of the bone is called the ________________________ and it is
distally covered by a thin layer of ________________________.
Bone is covered by a dense connective tissue called ________________________.
A narrowed portion of a bone at the base of the head of the bone is the
________________________.
A moderately raised ridge along a bone for attaching muscles is a
________________________ or line.
A sharp, slender pointed projection (like the point of a pencil) is a
________________________ and is the site of attachment for muscles or
ligaments.
Any bony projection or bump can be generically called a
_______________________.
A shallow depression in a bone is called a ________________________.
Openings in a bone, for passage of a nerve or vessel, that are round or oval are
referred to as ________________________ , ________________________ if they
are narrow or slit-like, and a ________________________ if they are canal-like.
An air-filled cavity within a cranial or facial bone is a ________________________.
The smooth round articular surface of a bone is the ________________________.
The rough projection on, or lateral to, an articular surface is an
________________________.
The femur has a large irregular rough projection called the Greater
________________________ which attaches muscles that move the thigh.
A large rounded process/projection with rough surface for muscle attachment is a
________________________ whereas a smaller version of the same thing is a
________________________.
A smooth nearly flat surface that forms a joint with another flat surface of flat bone
is a ________________________.
✔ Identify a specific example of each of the following landmarks:
Crest
Condyle
Fissure
Epicondyle
Facet
Foramen
Line
Head
Fossa
Process
Ramus
Groove
Spine
Meatus
Trochanter
Tubercle
Sinus
Neck
Tuberosity
Sulcus