[Exercise 7] Bone Markings

Question 0

Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent

Answer 0

Crest

Question 1

Large rounded projection, may be roughened

Answer 1

Tuberosity

Question 2

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only on the femur)

Answer 2

Trochanter

Question 3

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Answer 3

Line

Question 4

Small rounded projection or process

Answer 4

Tubercle

Question 5

Raised area on or above a condyle

Answer 5

Epicondyle

Question 6

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Answer 6

Spine

Question 7

Any bony prominence

Answer 7

Process

Question 8

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 8

Head

Question 9

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Answer 9

Facet

Question 10

Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Answer 10

Condyle

Question 11

Arm-like bar of bone

Answer 11

Ramus

Question 12

Round or oval opening through a bone

Answer 12

Foramen

Question 13

Furrow

Answer 13

Groove

Question 14

Narrow, slit-like opening

Answer 14

Fissure

Question 15

Indentation at the edge if a structure

Answer 15

Notch

Question 16

Shallow basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Answer 16

Fossa

Question 17

Canal-like passageway

Answer 17

Meatus

Question 18

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Answer 18

Sinus