Bony Prominences Terms Flashcards
condyle
smooth rounded process for articulation
crest
prominent border or ridge on a bone
epicondyle
smaller condyle or process above a condyle
facet
smaller nearly flat articular surface
fissure
a groove or cleft
foramen
hole, opening in a bone through which blood vessels and/or nerves usually pass
fossa
depression
fovea
rounded depression or pit
head
an enlargement on the end of a bone, often rounded
line
a less prominent ridge
linea
a narrow ridge
meatus
a tube-like passageway within a bone
notch
indentation in a bone
process
a prominent projection on a bone
ramus
a structure given off from a larger one
sinus
a cavity or hollow space within a bone
spine
a sharp thorn-like projection
sulcus
linear groove, less deep than a fissure
trochanter
a large, somewhat blunt process
tubercle
small process
tuberosity
large, roughened process
