bone markings

facet

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

process

any bony prominence

foramen

round or oval opening through a bone

groove

a long, narrow depression, furrow

fissure

narrow, slit-like opening

line

narrow ridge of a bone, less prominent than a crest

meatus

canal-like passageway

condyle

rounded articular projection

fossa

shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, usually serving as an articular surface

ramus

arm-like bar of bone

spine

slender, sharp, usually pointed projection

sinus

cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

head

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

tuberosity

large, rounded projection

epicondyle

raised area on or above a condyle

trochanter

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process, only found on the femur

tubercle

small, rounded projection or process

suture

a narrow junction often fond between two bones, like the bones of the skull

crest

narrow, usually prominent, ridge of bone

neck

the part of a bone that connects the head to the rest of the bone