Medical Terminology

four bone types

long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones
bone head

large smooth ball-shaped end on a long bone
condyle

a smooth rounded portion at the end of a bone
epicondyle

projection located above or on a condyle
tubercle

small rough process that provides the attachment for tendons and muscles
trochanter

large rough process for the attachment of muscle
tuberosity

large rough process for the attachment of tendons and muscles
sinus

hollow cavity within a bone
foramen

smooth round opening for nerves and blood vessels
fossa

shallow cavity ordepression on the surface of a bone
fissure

slit type opening
two types of skeletal divisions
- appendicular-trunk and extremities
- axial-skull and vertebral column
number of axial skeletal bones
- 73
- 23-skull
- 1-sternum
- 24-ribs
- 24 vertebrae
- 1-sacrum
- 1-coccyx
bones of the skull
- cranial:1-frontal; 2-parietal;1-occipital;2-temporal;1-sphenoid;1-ethmoid;
- facial:2-lacrimal;2-nasal;1-maxilla;1-mandible;2-zygomatic;1-vomer;1-palatine
vertebral column bones

7-cervical;12-thoracic;5-lumbar;1-sacrum;1-coccyx
4 sections of the appendicular skeleton
- pelvic gridle; upper limbs; pectoral girdle;
- lower limbs
upper limb bones

2-humerus;2-radius;2-ulna;16 carpals;10-metacarpals;28 phalanges
pectoral girdle bones

2-clavicle;2-scapula
pelvic girdle bones

2-ilium;2-pubis;2-ischium;
lower limb bones

2-femur;2-patella;2-tibia;2-fibula;14 tarsals;10-metatarsals;28-phalanges

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Medical Terminology

Description

general bone names

Updated

2011-10-06T21:44:25Z