bone markings (table 7-2)

condyle

rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

crest

narrow, ridgelike projection

epicondyle

projection situated above a condyle

facet

small, nearly flat surface

fontanel

soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones

foramen

opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

fossa

relatively deep pit or depression

fovea

tiny pit or depression

head

enlargement on the end of a bone

meatus

tubelike passageway within a bone

process

prominent projection on a bone

sinus

cavity within a bone

spine

thornlike projection

sulcus

furrow or groove

suture

interlocking line of union between bones

trochanter

relatively large process

tubercle

small, knoblike process

tuberosity

knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle