Bone Markings

Question 0

Crest

Answer 0

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 1

Tuberosity

Answer 1

Large, rounded projection; may be roughened

Question 2

Trochanter

Answer 2

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only on the femur)

Question 3

Line

Answer 3

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Question 4

Tubercle

Answer 4

Small rounded projection or process

Question 5

Epicondyle

Answer 5

Raised area on or above a condyle

Question 6

Spine

Answer 6

Sharp, slender, often rounded projection

Question 7

Process

Answer 7

Any bony prominence

Question 8

Head

Answer 8

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 9

Facet

Answer 9

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 10

Condyle

Answer 10

Rounded articular projection

Question 11

Ramus

Answer 11

Arm like bar of bone

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

Bone cavity, 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