bone markings

Question 1

fossa (depressions & openings)

Answer 1

shallow basin-like depression in a bone; often serving as an articular surface

Question 2

sinus (depression & openings)

Answer 2

bone cavity; filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 3

meatus (depression & openings )

Answer 3

canal-like passageway

Question 4

notch (depressions and openings for passage of vessels & nerves)

Answer 4

indentation at the edge f a structure

Question 5

foramen (depressions and openings for passage of vessels & nerves)

Answer 5

round/oval opening through a bone

Question 6

fissure (depressions and openings for passage of vessels & nerves)

Answer 6

narrow, slit-like opening

Question 7

ramus (help form joints)

Answer 7

arm-like bar of bone

Question 8

condyle (help form joints)

Answer 8

rounded articular projection

Question 9

epicondyle (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 9

raised area on/above condyle

Question 10

head (help form joints)

Answer 10

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 11

facet (help form joints)

Answer 11

smooth, really flat articular surface

Question 12

tuberosity (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 12

large round projection; may be roughened

Question 13

process (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 13

bony prominence

Question 14

spine (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 14

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 15

line (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 15

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Question 16

tuberosity (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 16

small rounded projection or process

Question 17

trochanter (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 17

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (ONLY FEMUR)

Question 18

crest (site of muscle

& ligament attachment)

Answer 18

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent