Table 6.2 Bone Markings

Question 1

tuberosity

Answer 1

large rounded projection

Question 2

crest

Answer 2

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 3

trochanter

Answer 3

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

Question 4

line

Answer 4

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Question 5

tubercle

Answer 5

small rounded projection or process

Question 6

epicondyle

Answer 6

raised area on or above a condyle

Question 7

spine

Answer 7

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 8

process

Answer 8

any bone prominence

Question 9

head

Answer 9

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 10

facet

Answer 10

smooth, nearly flat articular (joint) surface

Question 11

condyle

Answer 11

rounded articular projection; often articulates with corresponding fossa

Question 11

groove

Answer 11

furrow

Question 11

foramen

Answer 11

round or oval opening through a bone

Question 11

fissure

Answer 11

narrow, slitlike opening

Question 12

notch

Answer 12

indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 13

meatus

Answer 13

canal-like passageway

Question 14

sinus

Answer 14

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

Question 15

fossa

Answer 15

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