Bone Markings

Question 1

Mastoid process

Question 2

Styloid process

Question 3

Zygomatic process

Question 4

Zygomatic arch

Question 5

Foramen magnum

Question 6

Ramus

Question 7

Pteryoid gland

Question 8

Fossas (ant, post, mid)

Question 9

Crista galli

Question 10

Sella turcica

Question 11

Greater/lesser wing

Question 12

Condylar process

Question 13

Optic canal

Question 14

Tuberosity (humerus)

Answer 14

small, rough projection

Question 15

Trochanter (femur)

Answer 15

large, rough projection

Question 16

Diaphysis

Answer 16

shaft

Question 17

Neck (femur)

Answer 17

narrow connection

Question 18

Process (skull)

Answer 18

any projection or bump

Question 19

Ramus (pelvis)

Answer 19

extension of a bone that makes an angle with the rest of the structure

Question 20

Groove

Answer 20

furrow in the bone surface

Question 21

Fissure (skull)

Answer 21

elongated cleft or gap

Question 22

Foramen (skull)

Answer 22

holes (blood vessels or nerves can penetrate)

Question 23

Meatus/canal

Answer 23

large hole

Question 24

Sinus (skull)

Answer 24

chamber within a bone, normally filled with air

Question 25

Fossa (pelvis)

Answer 25

shallow depression or recess in the surface of a bone