Skeletal Structure Terms

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

Rounded Process that usually articulated with another bone

Ex. Occipital condyle of the occipital bone

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

Narrow, ridge like projection

Ex. Iliac crest of the ilium

Question 3

Epicondyle

Answer 3

Projection situated above a condyle

Ex. Medial epicondyle of the humerus

Question 4

Facet

Answer 4

Small, nearly flat surface

Ex. Rib facet of the thoracic vertebra

Question 5

Fontanel

Answer 5

Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Ex. Anterior fontanel between frontal and parietal bones

Question 6

Foramen

Answer 6

Opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves or ligaments
Ex. Foramen magnum of the occipital bone

Question 7

Fossa

Answer 7

Relatively deep pit or depression

Ex. Olecranon fossa of the humerus

Question 8

Fovea

Answer 8

Tiny pit or depression

Ex. - fovea capitis of the femur

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

Enlargement on the end of a bone

Head of the humerus

Question 10

Meatus

Answer 10

Tubelike passageway within a bone

Ex. External acoustic meatus of the temporal bone

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

Prominent projection on a bone

Ex. Mastoid process of the temporal bone

Question 12

Sinus

Answer 12

Cavity within a bone

Ex. Frontal sinus of the frontal bone

Question 13

Spine

Answer 13

Thornlike projection

Ex. Spine of the scapula

Question 14

Sulcus

Answer 14

Furrow or groove

Ex. Intertuberuclar sulcus of the humerus

Question 15

Suture

Answer 15

Interlocking line of union between bones

Ex. Lambdoid suture between occipital and parietal bones

Question 16

Trochanter

Answer 16

Relatively large Process

Ex. Greater trochanter of the femur

Question 17

Tubercle

Answer 17

Small, knoblike process

Ex. Greater tubercle of the humerus

Question 18

Tuberosity

Answer 18

Knoblike Process usually larger than a tubercle

Ex. Radial tuberosity of the radius