Bone Markings Page 140

Question 1

Tuberosity

Answer 1

large, rounded projection, may be roughended

Question 2

crest

Answer 2

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 3

Trochanter

Answer 3

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

Question 4

line

Answer 4

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Question 5

tubercle

Answer 5

small, rounded projection or process

Question 6

epicondyle

Answer 6

raised area on or above a condly

Question 7

spine

Answer 7

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 8

process

Answer 8

any bony prominence

Question 9

head

Answer 9

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 10

facet

Answer 10

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 11

ramus

Answer 11

armlike bar of bone

Question 12

groove

Answer 12

furrow

Question 13

fissure

Answer 13

narrow, slitlike opening

Question 14

foramen

Answer 14

round or oval opening through a bone

Question 15

notch

Answer 15

indention at the edge of a structure

Question 16

meatus

Answer 16

canal-like passageway

Question 17

sinus

Answer 17

cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 18

fossa

Answer 18

shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 19

condyle

Answer 19

rounded articular projection