Karteikarten
Ch. 8 Skeletal Pt. 1
Karten in diesem Stapel (28)
- 1axial skeletonforms the central supporting axis of the skeletal system
- 2appendicular skeletonincludes the appendages/extremities of the skeletal system
- 3sesamiod bonebones that form within tendons
- 4sutural (wormian) bonebones found in the skull
- 5cranial cavitycavity containing the brain
- 6condylea rounded knob
- 7faceta smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface
- 8headthe prominent expanded end of a bone
- 9processany bony prominence
- 10cresta narrow ridge
- 11linea slightly raised, elongated ridge
- 12spinea sharp, slender, or narrow process
- 13epicondylea projection superior to a condyle
- 14trochantera massive process unique to the femur
- 15tuberclea small, rounded process
- 16tuberositya rough surface
- 17alveolusa pit or socket
- 18fossaa shallow, broad, or elongated basin
- 19foveaa small pit
- 20sulcusa groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel
- 21foramena hole through a bone, usually round
- 22canal/meatusa tubular passage or tunnel through a bone
- 23fissurea slit through a bone
- 24sinusspaces or cavities within a bone
- 25calvariaforms the roof and walls of the cranium
- 26anterior cranial fossapart of the skull that accommodates the frontal lobe
- 27middle cranial fossapart of the skull that accommodates the temporal lobe
- 28posterior cranial fossapart of the skull that accommodates the cerebellum