BONE TERMINOLOGY

Question 1

PROCESS

Answer 1

ANY BONE PROMINENCE

Question 2

RAMUS

Answer 2

BRANCH OF BONE, ARTERY, VEIN OR BONE

Question 3

TROCHANTER

Answer 3

VERY LARGE, BLUNT, IRREGULAR SHAPED PROCESS (ON FEMUR)

Question 4

TUBEROSITY

Answer 4

LARGE, ROUNDED PROJECTION, MAY BE ROUGHENED

Question 5

TUBERCLE

Answer 5

SMALL ROUNDED PROJECTION OR PROCESS

Question 6

EPICONDYLE

Answer 6

RAISED AREA ON OR ABOVE A CONDYLE

Question 7

CREST

Answer 7

NARROW RIDGE OF BONE, USUALLY PROMINENT

Question 8

SPINE

Answer 8

SHARP, SLENDER, POINTED PROJECTION

Question 9

HEAD

Answer 9

BONY EXPANSION CARRIED ON NARROW NECK

Question 10

CONDYLE

Answer 10

ROUNDED ARTICULAR PROJECTIONR

Question 11

TROCHLEA

Answer 11

GROOVE

Question 12

FACET

Answer 12

SMOOTH, NEARLY FLAT ARITCULAR SURFACE

Question 13

FOSSA

Answer 13

SHALLOW, BASINLIKE DEPRESSION IN BONE, ARTICULAR SURFACE

Question 14

SULCUS

Answer 14

FURROW ON BRAIN, LESS DEEP THAN FISSURE

Question 15

NOTCH

Answer 15

INDENTATION AT THE EDGE OF A STRUCTURE

Question 16

MEATUS

Answer 16

CANAL-LIKE PASSAGEWAY

Question 17

FORAMEN

Answer 17

ROUND OR OVAL OPENING THROUGH A BONE

Question 18

FISSURE

Answer 18

NARROW, SLITLIKE OPENING

Question 19

SINUS

Answer 19

CAVITY IN BONE, FILLED WITH AIR AND LINED MUCUS MEMBRANE