Bone marking terms

Question 1

the belly side

Answer 1

Ventral

Question 2

toward the interior of the body; farther from the surface

Answer 2

deep

Question 3

at, near, or relatively close to the body surface

Answer 3

superficial

Question 4

toward the tail

Answer 4

caudal

Question 5

the front; before

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

the back; behind

Answer 6

posterior/ dorsal

Question 7

toward the head

Answer 7

cranial or cephallic

Question 8

away from an attached base

Answer 8

distal

Question 9

toward the midline

Answer 9

medial

Question 10

away from the midline

Answer 10

lateral

Question 11

toward an attached base

Answer 11

proximal

Question 12

indentation at the edge of a structure

Answer 12

notch

Question 13

a furrow

Answer 13

groove

Question 14

rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Answer 14

condyle

Question 15

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Answer 15

facet

Question 16

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 16

head

Question 17

raised area on or above a condyle

Answer 17

epicondyle

Question 18

small rounded projection or process

Answer 18

tubercle

Question 19

large rounded projection of bone, may be roughened

Answer 19

tuberosity

Question 20

shallow basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Answer 20

fossa

Question 21

a narrow groove

Answer 21

sulcus

Question 22

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Answer 22

line

Question 23

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Answer 23

spine

Question 24

a narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Answer 24

crest

Question 25

a large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
ex: femur

Answer 25

trochanter

Question 26

an extension of a bone that forms an angle with the rest of the structure

Answer 26

ramus

Question 27

any bony prominence

Answer 27

process

Question 28

round or oval opening through a bone

Answer 28

foramen

Question 29

narrow slit-like opening

Answer 29

fissure

Question 30

canal-like passageway

Answer 30

meatus

Question 31

a cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Answer 31

sinus

Question 32

above; at a higher level (in human body, towards the head)

Answer 32

superior

Question 33

below; at a lower level; toward the feet

Answer 33

inferior