Bony Landmarks Terminology

Question 1

Head

Question 2

Bone

Answer 2

Large, round articular end of long bones.

Question 3

Neck

Answer 3

Relatively narrow portion proximal to the head.

Question 4

Capitulum

Answer 4

Small, round, articular head.

Question 5

Condyle

Answer 5

Rounded, knuckle-like prominence at the end of a bone, often occurring in pairs, articular area.

Question 6

Epicondyle

Answer 6

Eminence superior or adjacent to condyle.

Question 7

Facet?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Trochlea

Answer 8

Spool-like (rounded) articular process or process that acts as a pulley.

Question 9

Body

Answer 9

The principal mass of bone.

Question 10

Shaft

Answer 10

The ‘body’ of a long bone.

Question 11

Crest

Answer 11

Long narrow elevation.

Question 12

Eminence

Answer 12

A relatively small projection or bump.

Question 13

Line/ridge

Answer 13

Thin linear elevation, often with a rough surface.

Question 14

Malleolus

Answer 14

Rounded process at the end of a bone.

Question 15

Process

Answer 15

A relatively large projection or prominent bump.

Question 16

Spine

Answer 16

Thorn-like projection, usually large.

Question 17

Tubercle

Answer 17

Small raised eminence with a roughened surface.

Question 18

Tuberosity

Answer 18

Smaller than trochanter but large, round, raised eminence with a roughened surface.

Question 19

Trochanter

Answer 19

Large, roughened projection.

Question 20

Canal

Answer 20

Tubular passage connecting different regions of the body (usually for blood vessels or nerves)

Question 21

Foramen

Answer 21

Passage through a bone

Question 22

Fossa

Answer 22

hollow, depressed area or shallow cavity

Question 23

Groove

Answer 23

Elongated depression or furrow

Question 24

Notch

Answer 24

Small indentation at the edge of a bone

Question 25

Sulcus

Answer 25

Depression, furrow or groove