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, irregularly 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 projection or process

Question 6

Epicondyle

Answer 6

Raised area on or above a condule

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

Question 12

Ramus

Answer 12

Arm-like bar of bone

Question 13

Groove

Answer 13

Furrow

Question 14

Fissure

Answer 14

Narrow, slit-like opening

Question 15

Foramen

Answer 15

Round or oval opening through a bone

Question 16

Notch

Answer 16

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 17

Meatus

Answer 17

Canal-like passageway

Question 18

Sinus

Answer 18

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 19

Fossa

Answer 19

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