Skeletal System Terms

Question 1

rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Answer 1

condyle

Question 2

example of condyle

Answer 2

occipital condyle of the occipital bone

Question 3

narrow, ridgelike projection

Answer 3

crest

Question 4

examples of crest

Answer 4

iliac crest of the ilium

Question 5

projection situated above a condyle

Answer 5

epicondyle

Question 6

examples of epicondyle

Answer 6

medial epicondyle of the humerus

Question 7

small, nearly flat surface

Answer 7

facet

Question 8

example of facet

Answer 8

costal facet of the thoracic vertebrae

Question 9

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

Answer 9

fontanel

Question 10

example of fontanel

Answer 10

anterior fontanel between the frontal and parietal bones

Question 11

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

Answer 11

foramen

Question 12

example of foramen

Answer 12

foramen magnum of the occipital bone

Question 13

relatively deep pit or depression

Answer 13

fossa

Question 14

fossa example

Answer 14

olecranon fossa of the humerus

Question 15

tiny pit or depression

Answer 15

fovea

Question 16

fovea example

Answer 16

fovea capitis of the femur

Question 17

enlargement on the end of a bone

Answer 17

head

Question 18

head example

Answer 18

head of the humerus

Question 19

tubelike passageway within a bone

Answer 19

meatus

Question 20

meatus example

Answer 20

external acoustic meatus of the temporal bone

Question 21

prominent projection on a bone

Answer 21

process

Question 22

process example

Answer 22

mastoid process of the temporal bone

Question 23

cavity within a bone

Answer 23

sinus

Question 24

sinus example

Answer 24

frontal sinus of the frontal bone

Question 25

thornlike projection

Answer 25

spine

Question 26

spine example

Answer 26

spine of the scapula

Question 27

furrow or groove

Answer 27

sulcus

Question 28

sulcus example

Answer 28

intertubercular sulcus of the humerus

Question 29

interlocking line of union between bones

Answer 29

suture

Question 30

suture example

Answer 30

lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones

Question 31

relatively large process

Answer 31

trochanter

Question 32

trochanter example

Answer 32

greater trochanter of the femur

Question 33

small, knoblike process

Answer 33

tubercle

Question 34

tubercle example

Answer 34

greater tubercle of the humerus

Question 35

knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle

Answer 35

tuberosity

Question 36

tuberosity example

Answer 36

radial tuberosity of the radius