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The Skeletal System
A & P -Skeletal System
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/09/2013

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Term
nucha
Definition
Back of the neck
Term
Sphen
Definition
wedge
Term
oid
Definition
resembling
Term
sella
Definition
saddle
Term
turcica
Definition
Turkish
Term
lacerum
Definition
torn, lacerated
Term
choana
Definition
funnel
Term
pteryg
Definition
wing
Term
ethmo
Definition

sieve, strainer

 

oid=resembling

Term

condyle

 


Definition

a rounded knob that articulates with

another bone

 

occipital condyles of the skull

Term

Facet

 


Definition

A smooth, flat,slightly concave or convex

articular surface

 

articular facets of the vertebrae

Term

Head

 

head of the femur

Definition
The prominent expanded end of a bone, sometimes rounded
Term

Crest

 

iliac crest of the pelvis

Definition
A narrow ridge
Term

Epicondyle

 

medial epicondyle of the femur

Definition
An expanded region superior to a condyle
Term

Line

 

nuchal lines of the skull

Definition
A slightly raised, elongated ridge
Term

Process

 

mastoid process of the skull

Definition
any bony prominence
Term

Protuberance

 

mental protuberance of the chin

Definition
A bony outgrowth or protruding part
Term

Spine

 

mental spines of the mandible

Definition
a sharp, slender, or narrow process
Term
Trochanter
Definition
Two massive processes unique to the femur
Term

Tubercle

 

greater tubercle of the humerus

Definition
A small, rounded process
Term

Tuberosity

 

tibial tuberosity

Definition
A rough elevated surface
Term

Alveolus

 

tooth socket

Definition
A pit or socket
Term

Fossa

 

mandibular fossa

Definition
A shallow, broad or elongated basin
Term

Fovea

 

Fovea capitis of the femur

Definition
A small pit
Term

Sulcus

 

Intertubercular sulcus of the humerus

Definition
A groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel
Term

Canal

 

auditory canal of the skull

Definition
A tubular passage or tunnel in a bone
Term

Fissure

 

Orbital fissures behind the eye

Definition
A slit through a bone
Term

Foramen

 

foramen magnum of the skull

Definition
A hole through a bone, usually round
Term

Meatus

 

external acoustic meatus of the ear

Definition
An opening into a canal
Term

Sinus

 

 

Definition

An air-filled space in a bone

 

Frontal sinus of the forehead

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