Bone Surface Features and Long Bone Structure

Flashcards covering vocabulary related to the surface features of bones and the structure of a long bone.

Foramen

Small round hole or opening usually for blood vessel or nerve passage.

Process

Generally a term for any projection.

Sinus

Open chamber within a bone, usually air-filled.

Fissure

Narrow gap.

Groove or Sulcus

Narrow depression.

Tubercle

Small, rounded process.

Head

Large, smooth, rounded process for articulation in a joint.

Neck

Narrow connection between head and rest of bone.

Meatus (or Canal)

Round hole larger than a foramen or more elongated.

Trochanter

Large, rough process.

Crest

Prominent narrow ridge.

Tuberosity

Small, rough process.

Facet

Small, almost flat surface for articulation in a joint.

Line

Prominent narrow ridge.

Fossa

Shallow depression on the surface of bone.

Epicondyle

Raised area above a condyle.

Condyle

Smooth rounded process for articulation in a joint.

Spine

Narrow and pointed process.

Ramus

Flat bridge of bone that makes an angle to the rest of the structure.