Bone Markings Flashcards
Fossa
Hollow or depression
Glenoid fossa
Foramen
Hole through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligament passes
Vertebral foramen of cervical vertebra
Groove
Ditchlike groove containing a tendon or blood vessel
Bicipital groove of humerus
Meatus
Canal or tubelike opening in a bone
External auditory meatus
Sinus
Air filled cavity within a bone
Frontal sinus in frontal bone
Condyle
Rounded knucklelike projection
Medial condyle of femur
Eminence
Projecting, prominent part of bone
Intercondylar eminence of tibia
Facet
Flat or shallow articular surface
Articular facet of the rib
Head
Rounded articular projection beyond a narrow, neckline portion of bone
Femoral head
Crest
Sharp ridge or border
Iliac crest
Epicondyle
Prominence above or on a condyle
Medial epicondyle of humerus
Line
Less prominent ridge
Linea aspera of femur
Spine
Long, thin projection
Scapular spine
Tubercle
Small, rounded projection
Greater tubercle of humerus
Tuberosity
Large, rounded projection
Ischial tuberosity
