Bone Markings

Question 1

Large rounded projection; may be roughened

Answer 1

Tuberosity

Question 2

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Answer 2

Crest

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Trochanter

Question 4

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Answer 4

Line

Question 5

Small rounded projection or process

Answer 5

Tubercle

Question 6

Raised area on or above a condyle

Answer 6

Epicondyle

Question 7

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Answer 7

Spine

Question 8

Any bony prominence

Answer 8

Process

Question 9

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 9

Head

Question 10

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Answer 10

Facet

Question 11

Rounded artic ular projection, often articulated with a corresponding fossa

Answer 11

Condyle

Question 12

Armlike bar of bone

Answer 12

Ramus

Question 13

Round or oval opening through a bone

Answer 13

Foramen

Question 14

Furrow

Answer 14

Groove

Question 15

Narrow, slitlike opening

Answer 15

Fissure

Question 16

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Answer 16

Notch

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Fossa

Question 18

Canal-like passageway

Answer 18

Meatus

Question 19

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Answer 19

Sinus