Kinesiology: Bony Landmarks

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

rounded projection coming off bone at an articulation

Question 2

Epicondyle

Answer 2

a part of the bone located superior to the condyle

Question 3

Crest

Answer 3

thin ridge of bone

Question 4

What is the function of a condyle?

Answer 4

provides structural support to hyaline cartilage

Question 5

Facet

Answer 5

smooth articular surface of a bone

Question 6

Fissure

Answer 6

a narrow opening resembling a crack usually houses nerves or blood vessels; can also divides an organ into lobes

Question 7

Foramen( Foramina)

Answer 7

a hole or opening in a bone; allows passage of structures from one region to another

Question 8

Fossa (trench)

Answer 8

shallow depression in a bone; may receive articulating bone or soft tissue structures

Question 9

Linea

Answer 9

narrow ridge less pronounced that a crest

Question 10

Meatus

Answer 10

canal like passage

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

prominent structure of a bone

Question 12

Ramus

Answer 12

elongated seemingly stretched-out part of a bone

Question 13

Sinus

Answer 13

cavity created by bones; air filled space in a bone

Question 14

Suture

Answer 14

type of synarthrosis joint that doesn’t allow movement

Question 15

Tubercle

Answer 15

small rounded projection

Question 16

Trochanter

Answer 16

very large process found only on the femur

Question 17

Tuberosity

Answer 17

large rounded often rough projection