Bone Markings

Question 1

Capitulum

Answer 1

small, round, articular head

Question 2

Condyle

Answer 2

rounded, knuckle-like articular area (often occurring in pairs)

Question 3

Crest

Answer 3

ridge of bone

Question 4

Epicondyle

Answer 4

eminence SUPERIOR or ADJACENT to a condyle

Question 5

Facet

Answer 5

smooth, flat area, usually covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone [superior costal facet on the body of a vertebra for articulation with rib)

Question 6

Foramen

Answer 6

passage through a bone

Question 7

Fossa

Answer 7

hollow or depressed area [infraspinous fossa of the scapula]

Question 8

Groove

Answer 8

elongated depression or furrow [radial groove of the humerus]

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

large, round articular end

Question 10

Line

Answer 10

linear elevation, sometimes called a RIDGE

Question 11

Malleolus

Answer 11

rounded process

Question 12

Neck

Answer 12

relativley narrow portion proximal to a head

Question 13

Notch

Answer 13

indentation at the edge of a bone

Question 14

Process

Answer 14

an extension or projection serving a particular purpose, having a characteristic shape, or extending in a particular direction

Question 15

Protuberance

Answer 15

a bulge or projection of bone

Question 16

Shaft

Answer 16

the diaphysis or body of a long bone

Question 17

Spine

Answer 17

thorn-like process

Question 18

Trochanter

Answer 18

large, blunt elevation

Question 19

Trochlea

Answer 19

spool-like articular process or process that acts like a pulley

Question 20

Tubercle

Answer 20

small raised eminence

Question 21

Tuberosity

Answer 21

large rounded elevation