bone markings

Question 0

tuberosity

Answer 0

larger tubercle

-tibial tuberosity on the tibia

Question 1

tubercle

Answer 1

small rounded knoblike projection

-greater tubercle of humerus

Question 2

crest

Answer 2

narrow ridge of bone

-iliac crest on the ilium

Question 3

trochanter

Answer 3

large, blunt, irregularly shaped projection

Question 4

epicondyle

Answer 4

bony bulge adjacent to or above a condyle

-lateral&medial epicondyle of femur

Question 5

spine

Answer 5

sharp, slender projection

-spine of scapula

Question 6

process

Answer 6

any projection on a bone, often pointed and sharp

-styloid process on temporal bone & spinous process

Question 7

head

Answer 7

enlarged often rounded end of a bone

-head of humerus; head of femur

Question 8

condyle

Answer 8

smooth rounded articular surface

-occipital condyle on the occipital bone; lateral&medial condyles of femur

Question 9

depressions& holes

Answer 9

serve as venu’s for nerves &blood vessels to pass through. provides space &pathways for other body fluids and for soft tissue

Question 10

fissure

Answer 10

narrow cleft or slit; usually for passage of blood vessels & nerves.
-superior orbital fissure

Question 11

foramen

Answer 11

openings through a bone; usually for passage of blood vessels and nerves
-foramen magnum in the occipital bone

Question 12

fovea

Answer 12

a pit or a depression

-fovea capitis femoris on the head on the femur

Question 13

meatus

Answer 13

a tube like passageway; tunnel

-external auditory meatus in the temporal bone

Question 14

sinus

Answer 14

a cavity or hallow space in a bone

-frontal sinus in frontal bone