Bone Markings

Question 1

Body

Answer 1

The principle mass of bone

Question 2

Capitulum

Answer 2

Small, round, articular head

Question 3

Condyle

Answer 3

Rounded, knuckle-like articular head

Question 4

Crest

Answer 4

Ridge of bone

Question 5

Epicondyle

Answer 5

Eminence superior or adjacent to a condyle

Question 6

Facet

Answer 6

Smooth flat area, usually covered with cartilage, where a bone articulates with another bone

Question 7

Foramen

Answer 7

Passage through bone

Question 8

Fossa

Answer 8

Hollow or depressed area

Question 9

Groove

Answer 9

Elongated depression or furrow

Question 10

Head

Answer 10

Large, round, articular end

Question 11

Line

Answer 11

Linear elevation

Question 12

Malleolus

Answer 12

Rounded process

Question 13

Neck

Answer 13

Relatively narrow portion proximal to the head

Question 14

Notch

Answer 14

Indentation at the edge of bone

Question 15

Process

Answer 15

An extension or projection serving a particular purpose, having a characteristic shape, or extending in a particular direction

Question 16

Protuberance

Answer 16

Bulge or projection of bone

Question 17

Shaft

Answer 17

Diaphysis of a long bone

Question 18

Spine

Answer 18

Thorn-like process

Question 19

Trochanter

Answer 19

Large blunt elevation

Question 20

Trochlea

Answer 20

Spool-like articular process that acts like a pulley

Question 21

Tuberacle

Answer 21

Small, raised eminence

Question 22

Tuberosity

Answer 22

Large, rounded elevation