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Terminology Lab 1
Lab 1 terminology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/13/2013

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Long
Definition
Greater length than width
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Short
Definition
Nearly equal length and width (trapezoid; a wrist bone)
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Flat
Definition
Thin, parallel plates (sternum)
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Sesamoid
Definition
Sesame seed shaped (patella)
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Irregular
Definition
Complex, various shapes (vertebra)
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Surface Markings
Definition
  • Structural features adapted for specific functions

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Depressions
Definition
  •  A hollowed or lowered region of a bone – allows for passage of vessels or other structures 

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Processes
Definition
Projectins that wither help form joins or serve as attachment points for connective tissue
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Sutures
Definition
an immovable joint that joins skull bones
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Articulate
Definition
to form a joint
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Facet
Definition
smooth flat articular surface
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Fissure
Definition
Narrow slit between adjacent bone parts through which blood vessels or nerves pass
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Foramen (pl: Foramina)
Definition
opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments  pass
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Fossa
Definition
Shallow depression
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Line
Definition
Long, narrow ridge or border
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Sulcus (pl: Sulci)
Definition
furrow (groove) along a bone surface
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Condyle (type of projection)
Definition
large, round protuberance at the end of a bone
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Epicondyle (type of projection)
Definition
projection above condyle
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Head (type of projection)
Definition
rounded articular projection supported on neck of a bone
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Spinous Process (type of projection)
Definition
sharp, slender projection
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Trochanter (type of projection)
Definition
very large prjection
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Tubercle (type of projection)
Definition
Small rounded projection
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Tuberosity (type of projection)
Definition
large, rounded, usually roughened projection
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