Major Anatomical Features of Bones

Question 1

Body (misc.)

Answer 1

Largest or principal portion of the bone

Question 2

Head (misc.)

Answer 2

The enlarged and often rounded end of a bone which articulates with another bone

Question 3

Neck (misc.)

Answer 3

The constricted part of a bone lying between the head and the body

Question 4

Angle (misc.)

Answer 4

A pronounced bend in a bone

Question 5

Facet (misc.)

Answer 5

A small, smooth articular surface which may be flat, concave, or convex

Question 6

Condyle (projection)

Answer 6

A smooth and rounded knob which articulates with another bone

Question 7

Epicondyle (projection)

Answer 7

A protuberance located above a condyle

Question 8

Crest (projection)

Answer 8

A prominent but narrow ridge

Question 9

Spine (projection)

Answer 9

A elevated narrow ridge

Question 10

Process (projection)

Answer 10

Prominent protuberance on the surface of a bone

Question 11

Tubercle (projection)

Answer 11

A small rounded protuberance

Question 12

Tuberosity (projection)

Answer 12

A moderate protuberance

Question 13

Trochanter (projection)

Answer 13

A very large protuberance on the femur

Question 14

Fossa

Answer 14

A shallow, wide, or elongated depression on the surface of a bone

Question 15

Notch

Answer 15

A depression on the edge of a bone

Question 16

Canal

Answer 16

A tunnel which penetrates the bone

Question 17

Meatus

Answer 17

A large opening that gives way to a canal

Question 18

Foramen

Answer 18

An often rounded hole which pierces a bone