facet

Smooth, flat area covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone. e.g., the superior costal facet on the body of a vertebra for articulation with a rib.

Related

bone vertebra

Specific

acromial facet of clavicle; acromial articular surface of clavicle articular facet clavicular facet of acromion (articular surface of acromion) costal facet (inferior/superior/transverse) facet of talus inferior articular facet of atlas; inferior articular (pit/surface) of atlas sternal facet of clavicle; sternal articular surface of clavicle superior articular (facet/surface/pit) of atlas transverse costal facet; costal pit of transverse process

References

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.