Skeletal Structure Description Terms

Question 1

rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Answer 1

condyle

Question 2

narrow, ridge-like projection

Answer 2

crest

Question 3

projection situated above a condyle

Answer 3

epicondyle

Question 4

small, nearly flat surface

Answer 4

facet

Question 5

cleft or groove

Answer 5

fissure

Question 6

soft spot in the skill where membranes cover the space between bones

Answer 6

fontanel

Question 7

opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

Answer 7

foramen

Question 8

relatively deep pit or depression

Answer 8

fossa

Question 9

tiny pit or depression

Answer 9

fovea

Question 10

enlargement at the end of a bone

Answer 10

head

Question 11

narrow ridge

Answer 11

linea

Question 12

tube-like passageway within a bone

Answer 12

meatus

Question 13

prominent projection on a bone

Answer 13

process

Question 14

branch or similar extension

Answer 14

ramus

Question 15

cavity within a bone

Answer 15

sinus

Question 16

thorn-like projection

Answer 16

spine

Question 17

furrow or groove

Answer 17

sulcus

Question 18

interlocking line of union between bones

Answer 18

suture

Question 19

relatively large process

Answer 19

trochanter

Question 20

knob-like process

Answer 20

tubercle

Question 21

knob-like process usually larger than a tubercle

Answer 21

tuberosity