Chapter 8
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32 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Canal | tubular passage, temporal bone |
| Meatus | opening into a canal, temporal bone |
| Fissure | slit in bone |
| Fontanel | soft spot, spaces between cranial bones |
| Foramen | hole in bone, occipital bone |
| Foramina | small holes, ethmoid bone |
| Groove/Sulcus | for tendon or nerve |
| Paranasal Sinus | spaces inside of bone; frontal bone |
| Processes that form joints are .... | Condyle, Facet, Head, Process |
| Condyle | rounded knob/ surface |
| Facet | smooth flat, concave/convex vertebrae |
| Head | prominent end to bone femur |
| Process | bony prominence ; vertebrae includes cervical, thoracic, lumbar |
| Lumbar looks like | moose |
| Thoracic looks like | giraffe |
| Processes for attachment are .... | crest, epicondyle, line, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity |
| Crest | a narrow ridge |
| Epicondyle | projections adjacent to condyle |
| Line | elongated ridge; back of femur |
| Trochanter | large mass of bone, femur only |
| Tubercle | small rounded process ; Humerus |
| Tuberosity | raised rough surface |
| Sutures | interlocking joints of cranium |
| Fontanels | spots where cranial bones have not fused |
| What is the definition of epicondyle... | a prominence above condyle |
| A ____________ is a tube-like passage through bone. | canal |
| The occipital bone at the base of the skull contains a large hole called a ________. | Foramen |
| A raised roughened area on the anterior tibia that serves as a point of attachment on a bone is referred to as a(n) | tuberosity |
| When one is moving a limb toward the median plane (midline) of the body, it is called: | adduction |
| Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membranes that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called: | Bursae |
| Which of these joint types affords the greatest freedom of movement? | Ball and Socket |
| ________ are cartilaginous joints. | Synchondroses |
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