Bone Markings

Question 1

Rounded projection

Answer 1

Tuberosity

Question 2

Narrow, prominent ridge

Answer 2

Crest

Question 3

Rough surface

Answer 3

Trochanter

Question 4

Narrow ridge

Answer 4

Line

Question 5

Small, rounded projection

Answer 5

Tubercle

Question 6

Found above condyle

Answer 6

Epicondyle

Question 7

Sharp, slender projection

Answer 7

Spine

Question 8

Any other prominence

Answer 8

Process

Question 9

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 9

Head

Question 10

Constricted area beneath head

Answer 10

Neck

Question 11

Middle, strongest, thickest part of bone

Answer 11

Body

Question 12

Smooth, nearly flat, articular surface

Answer 12

Facet

Question 13

Rounded articular projection; could be convex or concave

Answer 13

Condyle

Question 14

Armlike bar of bone

Answer 14

Ramus

Question 15

Canal-like passageway

Answer 15

Meatus

Question 16

Lightens load; warms and humidifies air

Answer 16

Sinus

Question 17

Shallow, basin-like depression

Answer 17

Fossa

Question 18

Furrow (dip)

Answer 18

Groove

Question 19

Narrow slit

Answer 19

Fissure

Question 20

Round, oval opening through bone; always a passageway for blood vessels and nerves

Answer 20

Foramen

Question 21

Tiny and pointed

Answer 21

Styloid

Question 22

Bird’s beak like projection

Answer 22

Coranoid/Coracoid

Question 23

Spool of thread

Answer 23

Trochlea

Question 24

Pointed area

Answer 24

Apex

Question 25

Hammer shaped projection

Answer 25

Malleolus