Bone Features

Question 1

Process

Answer 1

A general term for a projection from the surface of the bone

Question 2

Tubercle

Answer 2

A relatively small bump on the bone

Question 3

Tuberosity

Answer 3

A relatively large, rough area on the bone

Question 4

Spine

Answer 4

A short, sharp projection

Question 5

Condyle

Answer 5

An irregular, smooth surface that articulates with another bone

Question 6

Epicondyle

Answer 6

A bump on a condyle

Question 7

Head

Answer 7

A hemispheric projection that articulates with another bone

Question 8

Neck

Answer 8

A constriction below the head

Question 9

Crest

Answer 9

An elevated ridge of the bone

Question 10

Line

Answer 10

A smaller elevation than a crest

Question 11

Facet

Answer 11

A smooth, flat face

Question 12

Trochanter

Answer 12

A large bump (on femur)

Question 13

Ramus

Answer 13

A branch

Question 14

Foramen

Answer 14

A shallow hole

Question 15

Sinus

Answer 15

A cavity

Question 16

Meatus or Canal

Answer 16

A deep hole

Question 17

Fossa

Answer 17

A shallow depression in a hole

Question 18

Notch

Answer 18

A deep cut-out

Question 19

Groove or Sulcus

Answer 19

An elongated depression

Question 20

Fissure

Answer 20

A long, deep cleft

Question 21

Long bone

Answer 21

Arm, forearm, fingers, thigh, leg, toe bones

Question 22

Short bone

Answer 22

Wrist, ankle bone

Question 23

Flat

Answer 23

Cranium, pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle, sternum, rib bones

Question 24

Irregular

Answer 24

Floor of the skull, facial, vertebral bones

Question 25

Occipital

Answer 25

(1) | - Foramen

Question 26

Frontal

Answer 26

(1)

Question 27

Parietal

Answer 27

(2)

Question 28

Ethmoid

Answer 28

(1) | - Cribriform plate ( olfactory foramina)

Question 29

Temporal

Answer 29

(2) | - External acoustic (auditory) meatus

Question 30

Sphenoid

Answer 30

(1) - Sella Turcica (pituitary gland) - Inferior orbital fissure

Question 31

Sutures

Answer 31

- Coronal - Sagittal - Lambdoid - Squamous

Question 32

Flat bones (8)

Answer 32

- Occipital - Frontal - Parietal - Ethmoid - Temporal - Sphenoid

Question 33

Zygomatic

Answer 33

(2) | - Zygomatic arch

Question 34

Maxilla

Answer 34

(2)

Question 35

Palatine

Answer 35

(2)

Question 36

Lacrimal

Answer 36

(2)

Question 37

Nasal

Answer 37

(2)

Question 38

Vomer

Answer 38

(1)

Question 39

Mandible

Answer 39

(1) | - Ramus

Question 40

Facial bones (14)

Answer 40

- Zygomatic - Maxilla - Palatine - Lacrimal - Nasal - Vomer - Mandible