Terms of External Features of Bones

Question 1

head

Answer 1

rounded end of the bone

Question 2

neck

Answer 2

contricted bone following the head

Question 3

process

Answer 3

elongated projection with a blunt end

Question 4

spine

Answer 4

and elongated projection with a pointed tip

Question 5

tubercule, tuberosity and trochanter

Answer 5

they are localised rounded elevations
the tubercule is the smallest meanwhile the trochonter is he biggest and the tuberosity is medium-sized

Question 6

condyle

Answer 6

it is a convex elevated articular surface

Question 7

epicondyle

Answer 7

it is a localised elevation of small size situated just above a condyle or articular surface

Question 8

line

Answer 8

slightly elevated or just a rough linear landmark

Question 9

crest

Answer 9

an elongated ridge which usually lies on top of a bone

Question 10

fossa

Answer 10

a depression on a surface
fovea is a small fossa

Question 11

notch

Answer 11

a semicirlce depression onna surface or a borderit has 2 limiting edges

Question 12

groove or suclus

Answer 12

an elongated depression

Question 13

fissure

Answer 13

a long cleft between flat bones (e.g. skull)

Question 14

foramen

Answer 14

its a hole through a bone

Question 15

aperture

Answer 15

it is a large hole

Question 16

canal

Answer 16

its a track of some length in a bone having 2 open ends

Question 17

meatus

Answer 17

a bony canal having one closed end

Question 18

impression

Answer 18

a slight indentation or depression