Bone Markings

Question 1

Meatus

Answer 1

Canal-like passageway

Question 1

Fossa

Answer 1

Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 3

Condyle

Answer 3

Rounded articular projection

Question 4

Crest

Answer 4

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 4

Foramen

Answer 4

Round or oval opening through a bone

Question 5

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Answer 5

Crest

Question 6

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Answer 6

Facet

Question 6

Rounded articular projection

Answer 6

Condyle

Question 6

Narrow, slitlike opening

Answer 6

Fissure

Question 7

Any bony prominence

Answer 7

Process

Question 8

Round or oval opening through a bone

Answer 8

Foramen

Question 9

Trochanter

Answer 9

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

Question 9

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

Answer 9

Line

Question 9

Furrow

Answer 9

Groove

Question 10

Tuberosity

Answer 10

Large rounded projection; may be roughened

Question 12

Groove

Answer 12

Furrow

Question 13

Tubercle

Answer 13

Small rounded projection or process

Question 13

Armlike bar of bone

Answer 13

Ramus

Question 15

Line

Answer 15

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Trochanter

Question 17

Notch

Answer 17

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 18

Large rounded projection; may be roughened

Answer 18

Tuberosity

Question 19

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Answer 19

Notch

Question 21

Spine

Answer 21

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 23

Epicondyle

Answer 23

Raised area on or above condyle

Question 24

Head

Answer 24

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 24

Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articulr surface

Answer 24

Fossa

Question 26

Process

Answer 26

Any bony prominence

Question 28

Raised area on or above condyle

Answer 28

Epicondyle

Question 30

Sinus

Answer 30

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 31

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Answer 31

Sinus

Question 32

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 32

Head

Question 33

Small rounded projection or process

Answer 33

Tubercle

Question 34

Canal-like passageway

Answer 34

Meatus

Question 35

Fissure

Answer 35

Narrow, slitlike opening

Question 36

Facet

Answer 36

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 37

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Answer 37

Spine

Question 38

Ramus

Answer 38

Armlike bar of bone