Bone Markings

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

large, smooth rounded oval structure. Articulating Surface

Question 2

Facel

Answer 2

Small flat shallow surface. Articulating Surface

Question 3

Head

Answer 3

Prominent, rounded epiphysis. Articulating Surface

Question 4

Trochlea

Answer 4

Smooth, grooved pulley-like process. Articulating Surface

Question 5

Alveolus (pl., alveoli)

Answer 5

Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible. Depression

Question 6

Fossa (pl., fossae)

Answer 6

Flattened or shallow depression. Depression

Question 7

Sulcus

Answer 7

Narrow Groove. Depression

Question 8

Crest

Answer 8

Narrow, Prominent, ridge-like projections. (Projections for attachment)

Question 9

Epicondyle

Answer 9

Projection adjacent to a condyle. (Projections for attachment)

Question 10

Line

Answer 10

Low Ridge. (Projections for attachment)

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

Any marked bony prominence. (Projections for attachment)

Question 12

Ramus (pl., rami)

Answer 12

Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure. (Projections for attachment)

Question 13

Spine

Answer 13

Pointed Slender Projection. (Projections for attachment)

Question 14

Trochanter

Answer 14

Massive rough projection found only on the femur. (Projections for attachment)

Question 15

tubercle

Answer 15

small, round projection (Projections for attachment)

Question 16

Tuberosity

Answer 16

large, rough projection (Projections for attachment)

Question 17

Canal

Answer 17

Passageway through bone. (Openings/Spaces)

Question 18

Fissure

Answer 18

Narrow, slit-like opening through bone. (Openings/Spaces)

Question 19

Foramen (pl., foramina)

Answer 19

Rounded passage way through bone. (Openings/Spaces)

Question 20

Meatus

Answer 20

Passageway through bone. (Openings/Spaces)

Question 21

Sinus

Answer 21

Cavity or hollow space in bone. (Openings/Spaces)