Bone Markings

Question 1

Tuberosity

Answer 1

Large, rounded projection. May be roughened

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

Narrow ridge of bone, may be prominent

Question 3

Line

Answer 3

Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

Question 4

Trochanter

Answer 4

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only examples in femur)

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 bony 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 a corresponding fossa

Question 12

Groove

Answer 12

Furrow

Question 13

Fissure

Answer 13

Narrow, slit-like opening

Question 14

Foramen

Answer 14

Round or oval opening through a bone

Question 15

Notch

Answer 15

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 16

Meatus

Answer 16

Canal-like passageway

Question 17

Sinus

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Fossa

Answer 18

Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone often serving as an articular surface