Bone markings Flashcards
Attachment sites
Tuberosity
Large rounded projection; may be roughened
Crest
A narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)
Line
A narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Tubercle
A small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle
A raised area on or above a condyle
Spine
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Process
Bony prominence
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
Facet
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Condyle
Rounded articular projection
Ramus
Armlike bar of bone
Fissure
Narrow, slitlike opening
Foramen
A round or oval opening through a bone
Notch
Indentation at the edge of a structure
Meatus
Canal-like passageway
Sinus
Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Fossa
Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
