Osteology

Angle

• Sharp bony angulation

• May serve as bony or soft tissue attachments

• Used for sharp anatomical description

Condyle

Large round prominence that provides structural support

Epicondyle

• Prominence superior to a condyle

• Attachment for muscles and connective tissue

• Structures attach

Crest (Ridge)

• Bone edge’s raised or prominent part

• Attachment site for muscle and connective tissue

Epiphysis

• Proximal and distal end of a long bone

• Articulating segment

Diaphysis

Shaft of a long bone

Facet

• Smooth, flat surface that glides with another flat bone or facet

• Flat area that glides

Foramen

Hole through which nerves and blood vessels pass

Fossa

Shallow depression on a bone surface

Fovea

• Small pit/depression

• Small bowl

Groove/Sulcus

Furrow on the bone surface that houses blood vessels or nerves for protection

Head

• Round, prominent bony extension

• Main articulating surface in ball- and

Neck

• Separates head from bone shaft

• Sometimes growth plate is located there

Line

Slight, elongated ridge

Meatus

• Tube-like channel that extends within a bone

• Provides passage and protection for nerves and vessels

Notch

• Bony depression that often stabilizes and adjacent bone

• Try to stabilize but also motion

Process

Raised,sharp bony elevation where muscles and connective tissue attach

Protuberance

Bony projection

Ramus

Curved part of a bone that gives support to the rest of the bone

Spine

Sharp process

Trochanter

Large prominence on one side of a bone where large muscle groups and connective tissue attach

Tuberosity

Moderately-sized prominence where muscles and connective tissue attach

Tubercle

Small,rounded prominence where connective tissues attach