Bone Markings Matching

Question 1

Facet

Answer 1

Typically seen on vertebrae; a joint (where two bones touch)

Question 2

Foramen

Answer 2

Typically scene on the mandible - a round or oval opening through a bone

Question 3

Trochanter

Answer 3

We seen on the femur - A blunt, irregularly shaped process

Question 4

Process

Answer 4

Any bony prominence

Question 5

Sinus

Answer 5

Air-filled cavity line with a mucous membrane within a bone (as seen in the skull)

Question 6

Crest

Answer 6

Typically seen on the iliac - A narrow ridge of bone that is usually prominent

Question 7

Head

Answer 7

An example is the femur - A bone expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 8

Ramus

Answer 8

Scene on the mandible - an arm like bar of bone

Question 9

Tubercle

Answer 9

Seen on the pelvis - a small bump-like projection

Question 10

Tuberosity

Answer 10

Seen on the radius - large rounded projection; intended in center

Question 11

Fossa

Answer 11

Found were front teeth insert - Shallow pocket or depression in a bone 

Question 12

Fissure

Answer 12

Seen in the eye orbits - A narrow slit like opening

Question 13

Meatus

Answer 13

As seen in the ear canal - A Canal like passageway

Question 14

Epicondyle

Answer 14

Seen on the femur - raised area on or above a condyle

Question 15

Line

Answer 15

Looks like a straight, engraved line (for which it is named)

Question 16

Groove

Answer 16

Seen on the coastal area of the ribs - A furrow or a shallow dip

Question 17

Spine

Answer 17

As seen on the vertebrae - Sharp, slender pointed projection

Question 18

Condyle

Answer 18

Seen on femur - small rounded projections (look like knuckles)