Bone Markings

Question 1

What are the four articulating surfaces?

Answer 1

Condyle, Facet, Head, and Trochlea

Question 2

Condyle

Answer 2

Large, smooth, rounded oval structure

Question 3

Facet

Answer 3

Small, flat, shallow surface

Question 4

Head

Answer 4

Prominent, rounded epiphysis

Question 5

Trochlea

Answer 5

Smooth, grooved, pulley-like process

Question 6

What are the three depressions?

Answer 6

Alveolus, Fossa, and Sulcus

Question 7

Alveolus

Answer 7

Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

Question 8

Fossa

Answer 8

Flattened or shallow depression

Question 9

Sulcus

Answer 9

Narrow groove

Question 10

What are the nine projections for tendon and ligament attachment?

Answer 10

Crest, Epicondyle, Line, Process, Ramus, Spine, Trochanter, Tubercle, and Tuberosity

Question 11

Crest

Answer 11

Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection

Question 12

Epicondyle

Answer 12

Projection adjacent to a condyle

Question 13

Line

Answer 13

Low ridge

Question 14

Process

Answer 14

Any marked bony prominence

Question 15

Ramus (pl., rami)

Answer 15

Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure

Question 16

Spine

Answer 16

Pointed, slender process

Question 17

Trochanter

Answer 17

Massive, rough projection found only on the femur

Question 18

Tubercle

Answer 18

Small, round projection

Question 19

Tuberosity

Answer 19

Large, rough projection

Question 20

What are the five openings and spaces?

Answer 20

Canal, Fissure, Foramen, Meatus, and Sinus

Question 21

Canal

Answer 21

Passageway through a bone

Question 22

Fissure

Answer 22

Narrow, slitlike opening through a bone

Question 23

Foramen (pl., foramina)

Answer 23

Rounded passageway through a bone

Question 24

Meatus

Answer 24

Passageway through a bone

Question 25

Sinus

Answer 25

Cavity or hollow space in a bone