Bone Markings

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

Large prominence (load bearing joint)

Question 2

Facet

Answer 2

Smooth/flat surface

Question 3

Head

Answer 3

Prominent, rounded epiphysis (articulating surfaces)

Question 4

Trochlea

Answer 4

Smooth, pulley-like process (articulating surface)

Question 5

Alveolus

Answer 5

Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible (depressions)

Question 6

Fossa

Answer 6

Shallow depression

Question 7

Sulcus

Answer 7

Narrow groove/furrow

Question 8

Crest

Answer 8

Narrow/ridgelike projection (ligament & tendon attachment)

Question 9

Epicondyle

Answer 9

Projection above/on condyle

Question 10

Line

Answer 10

Low ridge (tendon & ligament attachment)

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

Projection/outgrowth

Question 12

Ramus

Answer 12

Elongated projection/branch

Question 13

Spine

Answer 13

Pointed/slender process (tendon & ligament attachment)

Question 14

Trochanter

Answer 14

Rough prominence on femur (tendon & ligament attachment)

Question 15

Tubercle

Answer 15

Small round projection

Question 16

Tuberosity

Answer 16

Larger rough projection (tendon & ligament attachment)

Question 17

Canal

Answer 17

Passageway through a bone

Question 18

Fissure

Answer 18

Narrow, slitlike opening through a bone

Question 19

Foramen

Answer 19

Opening/hole through a bone

Question 20

Meatus

Answer 20

Hole in the skull for the ear canal

Question 21

Sinus

Answer 21

Cavity or hollow space in a bone

Question 22

Eminence

Answer 22

Protuberance/projection

Question 23

Malleolus

Answer 23

Bony projection (ankle)

Question 24

Protuberance

Answer 24

Outward bulge from the surface