Head and Neck Anatomy Ch. 3

narrowing of a bone

prominent bridgelike bony structure

are where bones are joined to each other

mineralized structures protecting internal soft tissue and serving as biomechanic basis for movement

longer narrow, and tubelike opening for a bone

oval bony prominence usually involved in joints

small hornlike prominence of a bone

roughended border or ridge on bony surface

tubercle or small rounded elevation on bony surface

small prominence located superior to or upon a condyle

narrow cleftlike opening in a bone

short windowlike opening(s) in a bone

deeper depression(s) on bony surface

rounded structure projecting from a bony surface by a neck

indentation or notch at the edge of a bone

site of a junction or union between two or more bones

small straight ridge of a bone

opening or canal in a bone

indentation at edge of bone

smaller opening(s) in a bone

abnormal hole in a hollow organ such as in the wall of a sinus

flat structure of a bone

inflammation of sinus

general term for any prominence on bony surface

inflammation of the sinus related to another source

consists of bones, associated cartilage, and joints

abrupt small prominence of a bone

shallow depression(s) or groove(s) on a bony surface

generally immovable articulation joining bones by fibrous tissue

eminence or small rounded elevation on bony surface

large, often rough, prominence on bony surface