Bone Markings

Question 1

Tuberosity

Answer 1

Large, rounded projections; may be roughened

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominant

Question 3

Trochanter

Answer 3

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)

Question 4

Line

Answer 4

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Question 5

Tubercle

Answer 5

Small, rounded projection or process

Question 6

Epicondyle

Answer 6

Rounded area on or above a condyle

Question 7

Spine

Answer 7

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 8

Process

Answer 8

Any bony prominence

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 10

Facet

Answer 10

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 11

Condyle

Answer 11

Rounded articular projection

Question 12

Ramus

Answer 12

Arm-like bar of bone

Question 13

Groove (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 13

Furrow

Question 14

Fissure (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 14

Narrow, slit-like opening

Question 15

Foramen (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 15

Round or oval opening through a bone

Question 16

Notch (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 16

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 17

Meatus (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 17

Canal- or tunnel-like passageway

Question 18

Sinus (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Fossa (for passage of blood vessels and nerves)

Answer 19

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