Osteology Features

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

A rounded process that articulates with another bone

Occipital condyle

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

A narrow, ridge-like projection

Iliac crest

Question 3

Epicondyle

Answer 3

A projection situated above a condyle

Medial epicondyle of humerus

Question 4

Facet

Answer 4

A small, smooth surface

Rib facet of a thoracic vertebra

Question 5

Foramen

Answer 5

An opening for the passage of blood vessel and/or nerves

Foramen magnum

Question 6

Fossa

Answer 6

A relatively deep pit or depression

Olecranon fossa

Question 7

Fovea

Answer 7

A tiny pit or depression

Fovea capitis

Question 8

Head

Answer 8

An elargement at the end of a bone

Femoral head

Question 9

Linea

Answer 9

A narrow, line-like ridge

Linea asepra of femur

Question 10

Meatus

Answer 10

A tube-like passageway within a bone

External auditory meatus

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

A prominent projection of a bone

Mastoid process of temporal bone

Question 12

Ramus

Answer 12

A branch-like process

Ramus of mandible

Question 13

Sinus

Answer 13

A cavity within a bone

Frontal sinus

Question 14

Spine

Answer 14

A sharp projection

Spine of scapula

Question 15

Styloid

Answer 15

Pen like projection

Styloid process of ulna

Question 16

Suture

Answer 16

Interlocking junction between cranial bones

Coronal suture

Question 17

Trochanter

Answer 17

A relatively large process

Greater trochanter of femur

Question 18

Tubercle

Answer 18

A small knob-like process

Tubercle of rib

Question 19

Tuberosity

Answer 19

A knob-like process larger than a tubercle

Tibial tuberosity