Skull Bones

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
ex: occipital condyle of the occiptal bone

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

narrow, ridgelike projection
ex: iliac crest of ilium

Question 3

Epicondyle

Answer 3

projection situated above a condyle
ex: medial epicondyle of the humerous

Question 4

Facet

Answer 4

small, nearly flat surface

Question 5

Fontanel

Answer 5

soft spot in the skull where the membranes cover the space between 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 th humerus

Question 8

Fovea

Answer 8

tiny pit of depression
ex: fovea capatis of the femur

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

enlargement on the end of the bone

Question 10

Meatus

Answer 10

tubelike passageway within a bone

Question 11

Process

Answer 11

prominent projection within a bone

Question 12

Sinus

Answer 12

cavity within a bone

Question 13

Spine

Answer 13

thornlike projection

Question 14

Sulcus

Answer 14

furrow or groove

Question 15

Suture

Answer 15

interlocking line of union between bones

Question 16

Trochanter

Answer 16

relatively large process

Question 17

Tubercle

Answer 17

small, knoblike process

Question 18

Tuberosity

Answer 18

knoblike porcess usually larger than a tubercle