BONE LANDMARKS
✔ Vocabulary to learn:
Attachments for Articulation Depressions Bone structures tendons or projections and openings ligaments 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