bone markings

Question 1

tuberosity

Answer 1

large rounded projection; may be roughened

Question 2

crest

Answer 2

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 3

trochanter

Answer 3

very large, blunt, irregulary 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 project or process

Question 6

epicondyle

Answer 6

raised 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, often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Question 12

foramen

Answer 12

round or oval opening through a bone

Question 13

groove

Answer 13

furrow

Question 14

fissure

Answer 14

narrow, slitlike opening

Question 15

notch

Answer 15

indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 16

fossa

Answer 16

shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 17

meatus

Answer 17

canal-like passageway