Quiz 1 (Bone Markings)

Question 1

large round projection; may be roughened

Answer 1

tuberosity

Question 2

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Answer 2

crest

Question 3

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)

Answer 3

trochanter

Question 4

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Answer 4

line

Question 5

small rounded projection or process

Answer 5

tubercle

Question 6

raised area on or above a condyle

Answer 6

epicondyle

Question 7

sharp. slender, often pointed projection

Answer 7

spine

Question 8

any bone prominence

Answer 8

process

Question 9

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 9

head

Question 10

smooth, nearly flat articular (joint) surface

Answer 10

facet

Question 11

rounded articular projection; often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Answer 11

condyle

Question 12

furrow

Answer 12

groove

Question 13

narrow, slitlike opening

Answer 13

fissure

Question 14

round or oval opening through a bone

Answer 14

foramen

Question 15

indentation at the edge of a structure

Answer 15

notch

Question 16

canal-like passageway

Answer 16

meatus

Question 17

cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Answer 17

sinus

Question 18

shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Answer 18

fossa