Question

Give meanings for the following terms:

1) Condyle
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2) Fossa
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3) Tubercle
(tuberosity) __________________________

Answer 1

1) Condyle: a rounded protuberance at the end of some bone, forming an articulation with another bone.

2) Fossa: The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae.

3) Tubercle:

(i) a small rounded projection or protuberance, especially on a bone or on the surface of an animal or plant.

(ii) a small nodular lesion in the lungs or other tissues, characteristics of tuberculosis.

Tuberosity: A moderate prominence where muscles and connective tissue attach.

Answer 2

A condyle is a rounded joint surface, a fossa is a shallow depression on a bone, and a tubercle/tuberosity is a small, rounded bone projection often serving as a muscle attachment site.

Step-by-step explanation:

The terms condyle, fossa, and tubercle/tuberosity refer to anatomical features found on bones, which are crucial for understanding how bones interact with each other and with muscles.

A condyle is a smooth, rounded articular surface found at the end of some bones, forming part of a joint. For example, the medial condyle of the femur and the lateral condyle of the femur articulates with the tibia to form the knee joint.

A fossa is a broad, shallow depression on a bone's surface that often serves as an attachment site for muscles or can accommodate the articulation of another bone. An example is the infraspinatus fossa, a broad depression on the posterior scapula.

A tubercle or tuberosity is a small, rounded projection on a bone, which can also be a site where muscles and ligaments attach. The deltoid tuberosity on the humerus is one such example where the deltoid muscle attaches.