bone markings

Question 1

tuberosity

Answer 1

projection: large rounded projection of bone; may be roughened

Question 2

crest

Answer 2

projection: narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 3

trochanter

Answer 3

projection: very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)

Question 4

line

Answer 4

projection: narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Question 5

tubercle

Answer 5

projection: small rounded projection or process

Question 6

spine

Answer 6

projection: sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 7

process

Answer 7

projection: any bony prominence

Question 8

head

Answer 8

surface: bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 9

facet

Answer 9

surface: smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 10

condyle

Answer 10

surface: rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Question 11

foramen

Answer 11

round or oval opening through a bone

Question 12

fossa

Answer 12

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

Question 13

meatus

Answer 13

depression/opening: canal-like passageway

Question 14

sinus

Answer 14

depression/opening: cavity within a bone, filled with air & lined with mucous membrane

Question 15

ramus

Answer 15

an extension of bone making an angle with the rest of the structure

Question 16

neck

Answer 16

a narrow connection between the epiphysis & the diaphysis

Question 17

sulcus

Answer 17

a narrow groove

Question 18

epicondyle

Answer 18

a projection situated above a condyle

Question 19

suture

Answer 19

interlocking line of union between bones

Question 20

fossa

Answer 20

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