Bone Markings (Practical 2)

Question 1

tuberosity

Answer 1

large rounded projection; may be roughened

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 2

crest

Answer 2

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 3

trochanter

Answer 3

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process; femur

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 4

line

Answer 4

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 5

tubercle

Answer 5

small rounded projection/process

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 6

epicondyle

Answer 6

raised area on or above a condyle

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 7

spine

Answer 7

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 8

process

Answer 8

any bone prominence

projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 9

head

Answer 9

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

projections that help form joints

Question 10

facet

Answer 10

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

projections that help form joints

Question 11

condyle

Answer 11

rounded articular projection

projections that help form joints

Question 12

ramus

Answer 12

armlike bar of bone

projections that help form joints

Question 13

groove

Answer 13

furrow

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

Question 14

fissure

Answer 14

narrow, slitlike opening

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

Question 15

foramen

Answer 15

round/oval opening through a bone

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

Question 16

notch

Answer 16

indentation at the edge of a structure

depressions/openings for passage of blood vessels/nerves

Question 17

meatus

Answer 17

canal-like passageway

Question 18

sinus

Answer 18

bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 19

fossa

Answer 19

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