Bone Features Flashcards
Head:
large, round articular end; examples: head of the humerus, head of the femur, radial head
Neck
relatively narrow portion proximal to the head; examples: femoral neck, radial neck
Facet
smooth flat area, usually covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone;
examples: costal facets on thoracic vertebrae
Condyle
knuckle-shaped region of a bone; usually associated with an articulation; examples:
femoral and tibial condyles
Epicondyle
eminence superior or adjacent to a condyle; example: lateral epicondyle of the
humerus
Protuberance
a bulge or projection of bone; example: external occipital protuberance
Process
an extension or projection serving a particular purpose; examples: ulnar styloid process,
uncinate process of cervical vertebrae, mastoid process of skull
Spine
thorn-like process; examples: spine of the scapula; ischial spine of pelvis
Crest
ridge/edge of bone; examples: iliac crest, petrous crest
Line
linear elevation, sometimes called a ridge; examples: soleal line of the tibia; superior nuchal
line of skull
Trochanter
large blunt elevation; examples: greater and lesser trochanters of femur
Tubercle
small, raised eminence; examples: greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus.
Tuberosity
large, rounded elevation; examples: calcaneal tuberosity, ischial tuberosity of pelvis
Foramen
passage through a bone; examples: obturator foramen, foramen magnum
Fossa
hollow or depressed area; examples: infraspinous fossa of the scapula; olecranon fossa of
humerus, iliac fossa of pelvis
