Bone Markings

Question 1

a corner

Answer 1

angle

Question 2

the main portion of a bone

Answer 2

body

Question 3

rounded bump; usually fits into a fossa on another bone, forming a joint

Answer 3

condyle

Question 4

moderately raised ridge; generally a site for muscle attachment.

Answer 4

Crest

Question 5

bump near a condyle; often gives the appearance of a “bump on a bump”; for a muscle attachment

Answer 5

epicondyle

Question 6

Flat surface that forms a joint with another facet or flat bone

Answer 6

Facet

Question 7

long, crack like hole for blood vessels and nerves

Answer 7

Fissure

Question 8

round hole for vessels and nerves

Answer 8

Foramen

Question 9

depression; often receives an articulating bone

Answer 9

Fossa

Question 10

distinct epiphysis on a long bone, separated from the shaft by a narrowed portion.

Answer 10

head

Question 11

similar to a crest but not raised as much

Answer 11

line

Question 12

edge of a flat bone or flat portion of an irregular bone

Answer 12

margin

Question 13

tubelike opening or channel

Answer 13

meatus

Question 14

a narrowed portion, usually at the base of a head

Answer 14

neck

Question 15

a v-like depression in the margin or edge of a flat area

Answer 15

notch

Question 16

a raised area or projection

Answer 16

process

Question 17

curved portion of a bone, like a ram’s horn

Answer 17

ramus

Question 18

cavity within a bone

Answer 18

sinus

Question 19

similar to crest but raised more; a sharp, pointed process; for muscle attachment

Answer 19

spine

Question 20

groove or elongated depression

Answer 20

sulcus

Question 21

large bump for muscle attachment

Answer 21

trochanter

Question 22

smaller version of a tuberosity

Answer 22

tubercle

Question 23

oblong, raised bump, usually for muscle attachment

Answer 23

tuberosity