Bone Structures

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

Narrow, ridge-like projection

Question 3

Epicondyle

Answer 3

Projection situated above the condyle

Question 4

Facet

Answer 4

small, nearly flat surface

Question 5

Fissure

Answer 5

Cleft or groove

Question 6

Fontanel

Answer 6

Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones

Question 7

Foramen

Answer 7

Functional hole in a bone

Question 8

Fossa

Answer 8

Relatively deep pit or depression

Question 9

Fovea

Answer 9

Tiny pit or depression

Question 10

Head

Answer 10

Enlargement on the end of the bone

Question 11

Linea

Answer 11

Narrow ridge

Question 12

Meatus

Answer 12

Tube like passageway within a bone

Question 13

Process

Answer 13

• is a projection or outgrowth
• Ligament /muscle attachment
• Passageways of blood vessels, nerves

Question 14

Ramus

Answer 14

Branch or similar extension

Question 15

Sinus

Answer 15

Cavity within the bone

Question 16

Spine

Answer 16

Thorn-like projection

Question 17

Sulcus

Answer 17

Furrow or groove

Question 18

Suture

Answer 18

Interlocking line of union between bones

Question 19

Trochanter

Answer 19

Relatively large process

Question 20

Tubercle

Answer 20

Knob-like process that serves as an attachment for skeletal muscles/ligaments

Question 21

Tuberosity (Entheses)

Answer 21

Knob-like process usually larger than a tubercle (serves as an attachment for skeletal muscles/ligaments)

Question 22

Atlas

Answer 22

C1; supports the head

Question 23

Axis

Answer 23

C2; Allows atlas to pivot around the dens

Question 24

Protrubence

Answer 24

prominent projections from bones, used as landmarks