Cranial Skeleton Quiz- Surface Features of the Bones

These terms are used for the ENTIRE skeleton

Articulating surfaces

condyle, facet, head

Non-articulating prominences

crest, epicondyle, process, spine, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity

Depressions and openings

alveolus, fissure, foramen/ foramina, fossa, fovea, meatus or canal, sinus, sulcus

condyle

a large, rounded, articulating knob

facet

flattened or shallow articulating surface

head

prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone

crest

narrow, ridge-like projection

epicondyle

a projection above a condyle

process

any marked, bony prominence

spine

sharp, slender process

trochanter

massive process found only on the femur

tubercle

small, rounded process

tuberosity

large, roughened process

alveolus

deep pit or socket

fissure

narrow, slit- like opening

foramen/ foramina

rounded opening through a bone

fossa

flattened or shallow surface

fovea

small pit or depression

meatus or canal

tube-like passageway through a bone

sinus

cavity or hollow space in a bone

sulcus

groove that accommodates a vessel, nerve, or tendon