Bone Anatomy: Anatomical Terms for Bone Features

Question 1

[Major Feature] main portion

Answer 1

Body, shaft

Question 2

[Major Feature] enlarged (often rounded) end

Answer 2

Head

Question 3

[Major Feature] constricted area between head & body

Answer 3

Neck

Question 4

[Major Feature] smooth, rounded articular surface

Answer 4

Condyle

Question 5

[Major Feature] small, flattened articular surface

Answer 5

Facet

Question 6

[Major Feature] prominent ridge

Answer 6

Crest

Question 7

[Major Feature] prominent projection

Answer 7

Process

Question 8

[Major Feature] knob or enlargement

Answer 8

Tubercle, tuberosity

Question 9

[Major Feature] large tuberosity found only on proximal femur

Answer 9

Trochanter

Question 10

[Major Feature] enlargement near or above a condyle

Answer 10

Epicondyle

Question 11

[Openings or Depressions] hole

Answer 11

Foramen

Question 12

[Openings or Depressions] tunnel

Answer 12

Canal, meatus

Question 13

[Openings or Depressions] cleft

Answer 13

Fissure

Question 14

[Openings or Depressions] cavity

Answer 14

Sinus

Question 15

[Openings or Depressions] depression

Answer 15

Fossa

Question 16

A joint uniting the bones of the skill

Answer 16

Suture