Terms For Major Anatomical Features Of Bones

Question 1

The enlarged and often rounded end of a bone which articulates with another bone

Answer 1

Head

Question 2

Deconstructed part of a bone line between the head and the body

Answer 2

Neck

Question 3

A Pronounced bend in the bone

Answer 3

Angle

Question 4

A small, smooths articular surface which may be flat, concave, or convex.

Answer 4

Facet

Question 5

Smooth and rounded knob which articulates with another bone

Answer 5

Condyle

Question 6

A protuberance located above a condyle

Answer 6

Epicondyle

Question 7

Are prominent but narrow ridge

Answer 7

Crest

Question 8

An elevated narrow Ridge

Answer 8

Spine

Question 9

Prominent protuberance on the surface of a bone

Answer 9

Process

Question 10

A small rounded protuberance

Answer 10

Tubercle

Question 11

A moderate protuberance

Answer 11

Tuberosity

Question 12

Very large protuberance on the femur

Answer 12

Trochanter

Question 13

A shallow, wide, or elongated depression on the surface of a bone

Answer 13

Fossa

Question 14

The depression on the edge of a bone

Answer 14

Notch

Question 15

A tunnel which penetrates a bone

Answer 15

Canal

Question 16

A large opening that gives way to Canal

Answer 16

Meatus

Question 17

And often rounded hole which pierces a bone

Answer 17

Foramen

Question 18

The largest principal portion of the bone

Answer 18

Body