Bone markings

Question 1

Foramen

Answer 1

Holes for nerves and blood vessels

Question 2

Fissure

Answer 2

Narrow slit

Question 3

Fossa

Answer 3

Cup like depression

Question 4

Sulcus

Answer 4

Furrow on bone surface, contains nerves or blood vessels

Question 5

Meatus

Answer 5

Tube like opening

Question 6

Processes

Answer 6

Projection or outgrowth on bone for attachment

Question 7

Condyle

Answer 7

Smoothened process at the end of a bone, forms a joint

Question 8

Facet

Answer 8

Smooth flat surface, forms a joint

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

Rounded condyle of a neck, forms a joint

Question 10

Crest

Answer 10

Prominent ridge or projection, for attatchment of connective tissue

Question 11

Epicondyle

Answer 11

Projection above a condyle, attachment of connective tissue

Question 12

Line

Answer 12

Long narrow ridge (less predominant than a crest) for attachment of connective tissue

Question 13

Spinous process

Answer 13

Sharp slender projection for attachment of connective tissue

Question 14

Trochanter

Answer 14

Process of the femur, for attachment of connective tissue

Question 15

Tubercle

Answer 15

Process on humerus, for attachment of connective tissue.

Question 16

Tuberosity

Answer 16

Roughening on a bone’s surface, attachment of connective tissue.