Bone Markings

Question 1

Depressions ( pathways along which blood vessels and nerves travel, or allow two bones to come together to form a joint )

Answer 1

Facet
Fossa
Fovea
Groove
Sulcus

Question 2

Facet

Answer 2

Shallow indented surface where two bones meet to form a joint

Question 3

Fossa

Answer 3

Deeper indented surface in a bone, usually allows a rounded surface of another bone to fit inside of it

Question 4

Fovea

Answer 4

Shallow pit; often site for the attachment of a ligament

Question 5

Groove

Answer 5

Long, typically shallow depression, that usually allows a nerve or blood vessel to travel along the bone’s surface

Question 6

Sulcus

Answer 6

Another name for a groove

Question 7

Openings ( house and protect structures, such as blood vessels and special sensory organs )

Answer 7

Canal
Fissure
Foramen
Meatus

Question 8

Canal

Answer 8

Passageway through a bone

Question 9

Fissure

Answer 9

Slit within a bone or between bones

Question 10

Foramen

Answer 10

Hole in a bone through which a structure such as a nerve or blood vessel passes

Question 11

Meatus

Answer 11

Another name for a canal

Question 12

Projections ( provide points of attachments for ligaments and tendons )

Answer 12

Condyle
Crest
Epicondyle
Head
Line
Process
Protuberance
Trochanter
Tubercle
Tuberosity

Question 13

Condyle

Answer 13

Round end of a bone that fits into a fossa or facet of another bone at a joint

Question 14

Crest

Answer 14

Ridge along a bone generally a sight of muscle attachment

Question 15

Epicondyle

Answer 15

Small projection, usually proximal to a condyle generally a site of muscle attachment

Question 16

Head

Answer 16

Rounded end of the bone that fits into a fossa to form a joint

Question 17

Line

Answer 17

Ridge along a bone, where a muscle attaches

Question 18

Process

Answer 18

Any bony projection

Question 19

Protuberance

Answer 19

An outgrowth from a bone due to repetitive pull from a muscle

Question 20

Trochanter

Answer 20

Large bony projection to which muscle attach only examples are in the femur

Question 21

Tubercle

Answer 21

Small rounded projection where muscles attach

Question 22

Tuberosity

Answer 22

A larger more prominent tubercle