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Bone terms
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2008

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Term
Anatomical Position
Definition
Body with arms by side, palms forward
Term
Anterior
Definition
In front (similar to ventral)
Term
Appendicular
Definition
The skeleton of the limbs
Term
Axial
Definition
The skeleton of the head and trunk
Term
Caudal
Definition
Toward the tail
Term
Coronal Plane
Definition
Parallel to the coronal structure
Term
Cranial
Definition
Toward the head
Term
Distal
Definition
Away from the trunk of the body along a limb
Term
Dorsal
Definition
In back (similar to posterior)
Term
External
Definition
Outside of
Term
Inferior
Definition
Lower
Term
Internal
Definition
Inside of
Term
Lateral
Definition
Perpendicularly away from midsagittal plane
Term
Longitudinal
Definition
Coursing or placed lengthwise
Term
Medial
Definition
Perpendicularly toward the midsagittal plane
Term
Posterior
Definition
Behind, to the back (similar to dorsal)
Term
Pronation
Definition
Rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces dorsally or toward the body
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the trunk of the body along a limb
Term
Sagittal Section
Definition
Any section of the body parallel to the sagittal structure of the cranium
Term
Superficial
Definition
Near the surface
Term
Superior
Definition
Above, top
Term
Supination
Definition
Turning the palm of the hand anteriorly
Term
Transverse
Definition
Any crosswise section
Term
Ventral
Definition
In front (similar to anterior)
Term
Vertex
Definition
Top, highest point
Term
Buccal
Definition
Toward the cheek
Term
Distal
Definition
At greatest distance from the anterior midline of the mouth
Term
Labial
Definition
Toward the lips
Term
Lingual
Definition
Toward the tongue
Term
Mesial
Definition
Toward the anterior midline of the mouth
Term
Occlusal
Definition
The chewing surface of the teech
Term
Frankfort Plane
Definition
A standard plane of reference on the cranium in which the upper border of the external auditory meatus is on the same level as the lower border of the eye. This is also called the Frankfort Horizontal
Term

Cavity

(Cavities) 

Definition
An open area
Term

Condyle

(condyles) 

Definition
Rounded process at the point of articulation with another bone
Term

Crest

(Crests) 

Definition
A projecting ridge
Term

Diaphysis

(diaphyses) 

Definition
The shaft of bone
Term

Epiphysis

(epiphyses) 

Definition
A process of bone initially attached to another piece of bone by cartilage, and usually later consolidated with it by bone
Term

Fontanelle

(fontanelles) 

Definition
Membranous space between cranial bones in fetal life and infancy
Term

Foramen

(foramina) 

Definition
A hole or opening
Term

Fossa

(fossae) 

Definition
A pit, depression, or cavity
Term

Meatus

(meatuses) 

Definition
A canal
Term

Process

(processes) 

Definition
Any outgrowth or prominence of bone
Term

Sinus

(Sinuses) 

Definition
Bone cavity lined with mucous membrane
Term

Suture

(sutures) 

Definition
Areas of articulation between cranial bones
Term

Torus

(tori) 

Definition
An elevation or prominence
Term

Tubercle

(tubercles) 

Definition
A small, knob-like projection on bone
Term

Tuberosity

(tuberosities) 

Definition
A large, rough eminence or projection on bone
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