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TERM PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTION/TRANSLATION EXAMPLES
Mandibular fossa of temporal bone
Jugular fossa of temporal bone
Fossa FOSS-ah Depression; often receives an Subscapular fossa
(pl., fossae) (FOSS-ee) articulating bone [literally ditch] Olecranon fossa of humerus
Coronoid fossa of humerus
Intercondylar fossa of femur
Head of rib
Head of humerus
Head of radius
Distinct epiphysis on a long bone, Head of ulna
Head hed separated from the shaft by a
narrowed portion (or neck) Head of metacarpal bone
Head of femur
Head of fibula
Head of metatarsal bone
Superior nuchal line of occipital bone
Inferior nuchal line of occipital bone
Superior temporal line of parietal bone
lyne
Line Similar to a crest but not raised as Inferior temporal line of parietal bone
(LEEN-ee-ah or
(Latin linea) much (is often rather faint) Intertrochanteric line of femur
LIN-ee-ah)
Linea aspera of femur
Supracondylar lines of femur
Intercondylar line of femur
Supraorbital margin of frontal bone
Margin MARJ-in Edge of a at bone or at area
Infraorbital margin of maxilla
Meatus External acoustic meatus of temporal
mee-AYT-us Tubelike opening or channel
(pl., meatus or bone acoustic meatus of temporal
Internal
(mee-AYT-us-ez) [literally passage]
meatuses) bone
Neck of mandible
Neck of rib
A narrowed portion, usually at the Anatomical neck of humerus
Neck nek
base of a head Surgical neck of humerus
Neck of radius
Neck of femur
Supraorbital notch
Trochlear (semilunar) notch of ulna
A V-like cut out of the margin or Radial notch of ulna
Notch notch
edge of a at area Greater sciatic notch of coxal bone
Lesser sciatic notch of coxal bone
Intercondylar notch of femur
PRAH-ses or Projection or raised area Mastoid process of temporal bone
PRO-ses Zygomatic process of temporal bone
Styloid process of temporal bone
Temporal process of zygomatic bone
Alveolar process of maxilla
Process
Palatine process of maxilla
Condylar process of mandible
Coronoid process of mandible
Alveolar process of mandible
Spinous process of vertebra
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TERM PRONUNCIATION DESCRIPTION/TRANSLATION EXAMPLES
Transverse process of vertebra
Superior articulating process of vertebra
Inferior articulating process of vertebra
Xiphoid process of sternum
Process Coracoid process of scapula
(continued) Styloid process of radius
Coronoid process of ulna
Styloid process of ulna
RAY-mus Ramus of mandible
Ramus Curved portion of a bone, like a
(RAY-mye or Superior pubic ramus
(pl., rami) rams horn [literally branch]
RAY-mee) Inferior pubic ramus
Frontal sinus
Cavity within a bone [literally Sphenoid sinus
Sinus SYE-nus
hollow] Ethmoid sinus
Maxillary sinus
Spine of scapula
Spine of vertebra
Sharp, pointed process; similar to Anterior superior spine
crested but raised more; for
Spine spyne Anterior inferior spine
muscle attachment [literally
thorn] Posterior superior spine
Posterior inferior spine
Ischial spine
SUL-kus (SUL-kee Intertubercular sulcus
Sulcus Groove or elongated depression
or SUL-kye or
(pl., sulci) [literally trench] Radial sulcus
SUL-sye)
Large bump for muscle attachment Greater trochanter of femur
troh-KAN-ter or
Trochanter (larger than a tubercle or
TROH-kan-ter Lesser trochanter of femur
tuberosity) [literally runner]
Tubercle of rib
Small tuberosity (see below); small Greater tubercle of humerus
oblong bump [tubercle is
Tubercle TOO-ber-kul Lesser tubercle of humerus
literally small bump or small
lump] Pubic tubercle
Adductor tubercle of femur
Oblong, raised bump, usually for Frontal tuberosity
muscle attachment; also called a Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
Tuberosity too-ber-AH-sih-tee tuber; a small tuberosity is Radial tuberosity
called a tubercle [tuber is
Ischial tuberosity
literally bump or lump]
Tibial tuberosity
NOTES:
1. Bonemarkingnamesarearrangedalphabetically,notbylocation,structure,orfunction.
2. InLatin,modifiersfollowthetermstheydescribe.Thus,foramenmagnumcanbetranslatedinexactparallelas
holethatishugebutisbestrenderedashugehole.
3. Literaltranslationsofstructurenamesmaybehelpfulinlocatingthemorrememberingtheirshapeorfunction.
However,theyarenotnecessarilyaccurateorcompletedescriptionsofthestructure.
4. Somealternatepronunciationsaregivenherebutmanyotherpronunciationsarepossible.
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