Lab 2: Bone Markings

Question 1

Tuberosity

Answer 1

Large rounded projection

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Question 3

Trochanter

Answer 3

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

Question 4

Line

Answer 4

Narrow ridge of bone’ less prominent than a crest

Question 5

Tubercle

Answer 5

Small rounded projection or process

Question 6

Epicondyle

Answer 6

Raise area on or above a condyle

Question 7

Spine

Answer 7

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 8

Process

Answer 8

Any bony prominence

Question 9

Head

Answer 9

Body expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 10

Facet

Answer 10

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 11

Condyle

Answer 11

Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Question 12

Ramus

Answer 12

Arm-like bar of bone

Question 13

Foramen

Answer 13

Round or oval opening through a bone

Question 14

Groove

Answer 14

Furrow

Question 15

Fissure

Answer 15

Narrow, slit-like opening

Question 16

Notch

Answer 16

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 17

Fossa

Answer 17

Shallow basin-like depression of bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 18

Meatus

Answer 18

Canal-like passageway

Question 19

Sinus

Answer 19

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucus membrane