Bone Markings

Question 1

Large rounded projection

Answer 1

Tuberosity

Question 2

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Answer 2

Crest

Question 3

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (femur)

Answer 3

Trochanter

Question 4

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Answer 4

Line

Question 5

Small rounded projection or process

Answer 5

Tubercle

Question 6

Raised area on or above a condyle

Answer 6

Epicondyle

Question 7

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Answer 7

Spine

Question 8

Any bony prominence

Answer 8

Process

Question 9

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Answer 9

Head

Question 10

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Answer 10

Facet

Question 11

Rounded articular projection

Answer 11

Condyle

Question 12

Armlike bar of bone

Answer 12

Ramus

Question 13

Furrow

Answer 13

Groove

Question 14

Narrow, slitlike opening

Answer 14

Fissure

Question 15

Roind or oval opening through a bone

Answer 15

Foramen

Question 16

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Answer 16

Notch

Question 17

Canal-like passageway

Answer 17

Meatus

Question 18

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Answer 18

Sinus

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Fossa