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PRONUNCIATION
DESCRIPTION/TRANSLATION
Angle
ANG-gul
Body
BOD-ee
Border
BOHR-der
Condyle
KON-dyle
krest
Epicondyle
ep-i-KON-dyle
Facet
fah-SET or
FASS-et
Crest
Fissure
FISH-ur
Foramen
(pl., foramina
or foramens)
foh-RAY-men or
FO-ra-men
(foh-RAM-in-ah
or
foh-RAY-menz)
EXAMPLES
Angle of mandible
Inferior angle of scapula
Lateral angle of scapula
Superior (medial) angle of scapula
Subpubic angle
Body of sphenoid bone
Body of mandible
Body of vertebra
Body of sternum
Body of rib
Superior border of scapula
Medial (vertebral) border of scapula
Lateral (axillary) border of scapula
Occipital condyle
Lateral condyle of femur
Medial condyle of femur
Lateral condyle of tibia
Medial condyle of tibia
Iliac crest of coxal (pelvic) bone
Pubic crest of coxal (pelvic) bone
Intertrochanteric crest of femur
Crest of tibia
Lateral epicondyle of humerus
Medial epicondyle of humerus
Lateral epicondyle of femur
Medial epicondyle of femur
Superior articular facet of vertebra
Inferior articular facet of vertebra
Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid
Inferior orbital fissure of sphenoid
Stylomastoid foramen of temporal bone
Jugular foramen of temporal
bone
Supraorbital foramen of frontal bone
Foramen rotundum of sphenoid bone
Optic foramen of sphenoid bone
Foramen ovale of sphenoid bone
Foramen lacerum of sphenoid bone
Foramen spinosum of sphenoid bone
Foramen magnum of occipital bone
Infraorbital foramen of maxilla
Mandibular foramen
Mental foramen of mandible
Spinal foramen of vertebra
Obturator foramen of coxal (pelvic) bone
TERM
PRONUNCIATION
DESCRIPTION/TRANSLATION
Fossa
(pl., fossae)
FOSS-ah
(FOSS-ee)
Head
hed
Line
(Latin linea)
lyne
(LEEN-ee-ah or
LIN-ee-ah)
Margin
MARJ-in
Meatus
(pl., meatus or
meatuses)
mee-AYT-us
(mee-AYT-us-ez)
Neck
nek
Notch
notch
Process
PRAH-ses or
PRO-ses
EXAMPLES
TERM
PRONUNCIATION
DESCRIPTION/TRANSLATION
Process
(continued)
EXAMPLES
Ramus
(pl., rami)
RAY-mus
(RAY-mye or
RAY-mee)
Sinus
SYE-nus
Spine
spyne
Sulcus
(pl., sulci)
SUL-kus (SUL-kee
or SUL-kye or
SUL-sye)
Intertubercular sulcus
Trochanter
troh-KAN-ter or
TROH-kan-ter
TOO-ber-kul
too-ber-AH-sih-tee
Tubercle
Tuberosity
Radial sulcus
NOTES:
1. Bone marking names are arranged alphabetically, not by location, structure, or function.
2. In Latin, modifiers follow the terms they describe. Thus, foramen magnum can be translated in exact parallel as
hole that is huge but is best rendered as huge hole.
3. Literal translations of structure names may be helpful in locating them or remembering their shape or function.
However, they are not necessarily accurate or complete descriptions of the structure.
4. Some alternate pronunciations are given here but many other pronunciations are possible.
Kevin Patton at lionden.com Rev. 20 SEP 13 For reuse, please contact permissions@lionden.com
Some material adapted by permission from Anatomy & Physiology by Patton & Thibodeau (Mosby/Elsevier)