| angulus mastoideus ossis parietalis | The posteroinferior point of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus mastoideus ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| angulus occipitalis ossis parietalis | An angle formed by the junction, at the opisthion, of lines coming from the basion and from the projection in the median plane of the lower border of the orbits. See: Daubenton's line, Daubenton's plane. Synonym: angulus occipitalis ossis parietalis, occipital angle of parietal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus sphenoidalis ossis parietalis | The anterior inferior angle of the parietal bone. Synonym: angulus sphenoidalis ossis parietalis, sphenoid angle, sphenoidal angle, Welcker's angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex ossis sacri | The tapering lower end of the sacrum that articulates with the coccyx. Synonym: apex ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis | The irregular antero-medial extremity of the petrous part on which the anterior end of the carotid canal opens. Synonym: apex partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articulatio ossis pisiformis | The synovial joint between the pisiform and triquetrum; it is separate from the other intercarpal joints. Synonym: articulatio ossis pisiformis, articulation of pisiform bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis ossis metacarpalis | The expanded proximal extremity of each metacarpal that articulates with one or more of the distal row of carpal bones. Synonym: basis ossis metacarpalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis ossis metatarsalis | The expanded proximal extremity of each metatarsal bone; it articulates with one or more of the distal row of tarsal bones. Synonym: basis ossis metatarsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis ossis sacri | The upper end of the sacrum that articulates with the body of the fifth lumbar vertebra in the midline and the alae on either side. Synonym: basis ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis femoris | The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. Synonym: caput ossis femoris, caput femoris, head of thigh bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis metacarpalis | The expanded distal end of a metacarpal that articulates with the proximal phalanx of the same digit. Synonym: caput ossis metacarpalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput ossis metatarsalis | The expanded distal end of a metatarsal bone that articulates with the proximal phalanx of the same digit. Synonym: caput ossis metatarsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus inferior ossis pubis | ramus inferior ossis pubis |
| ramus ossis ischii | The branch of the ischial bone, formerly called inferior branch of the ischium; the portion of the bone that passes forward from the ischial tuberosity to join the inferior ramus of the pubic bone, thus forming the ischiopubic ramus. Synonym: ramus ossis ischii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus superior ossis pubis | A bar of bone, triangular in section, which extends posterosuperiorly from the body of the pubis to form the superior boundary of the obturator foramen; developmentally, it contributes about one-fifth of the articular surface of the acetabulum. Synonym: ramus superior ossis pubis, superior branch of the pubic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |