Bone Anatomy Terms

Question 1

Bone

Answer 1

Inflexible structures composing the skeleton

Question 2

Cartilage

Answer 2

Substance from which bone ossifies

Question 3

Joint

Answer 3

Connection between bones

Question 4

Articulation

Answer 4

Connection between bones

Question 5

Suture

Answer 5

Interlocking of teeth-like edges

Question 6

Head

Answer 6

Enlarged round end of a long bone; knob

Question 7

Neck

Answer 7

Constriction of a bone near its head

Question 8

Body

Answer 8

Broadest or longest mass of a bone

Question 9

Shaft

Answer 9

Body of a long bone

Question 10

Symphysis

Answer 10

Union of right and left sides in midline

Question 11

Eminence

Answer 11

Low convexity

Question 12

Protuberance

Answer 12

Bump (can be felt under finger)

Question 13

Tubercle

Answer 13

Bump (can be felt under finger)

Question 14

Tuberosity

Answer 14

Large and conspicuous bump

Question 15

Process

Answer 15

Projection (can be grasped with fingers)

Question 16

Spine

Answer 16

Pointed projection/sharp ridge

Question 17

Crest

Answer 17

Ridge/border

Question 18

Condyle

Answer 18

Polished articular surface (usually a knob)

Question 19

Epicondyle

Answer 19

Elevation near a condyle

Question 20

Trochlea

Answer 20

Spool-shaped articular surface

Question 21

Ramus

Answer 21

Plate-like branch of a bone

Question 22

Facet

Answer 22

Small articular area; often a pit

Question 23

Fossa

Answer 23

Shallow depression

Question 24

Foramen

Answer 24

Hole/perforation