Bone markings-
a sharp, slender process
spine
small rounded projection
tubercle
large rounded projection
tuberosity
structure supported on neck
head
armlike projection
ramus
rounded, convex projection
condyle
canal-like structure
meatus
round or oval opening through a bone
foramen
shallow depression
fossa
air-filled cavity
sinus
large, irregularly shaped projection
trochanter
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what is made mostly of compact bone?
diaphysis
site of blood cell formation
red marrow
fibrous membrane that covers the bone
periosteum
scientific term for bone ends
epiphysis
contains fat in adult bones
yellow marrow
growth plate remnant
epiphyseal line
excercise 8- lumbar column curvatures
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx
which curvatures are primary?
thoracic, sacrum (includes coccyx)
which are secondary?
cervical and lumbar
what is another name for the abnormal spinal curvature- kyphosis?
dowager's hump
what are the other two abnormal curvatures?
scoliosis an lordosis