BSCI 201 Bone Markings

transverse process

small bony projection off left and right side of vertebrae

superior articular process

inferior articular process

spinous process

vertebral arch

vertebral foramen

centrum (body)

intervertebral foramina

lateral masses of atlas C1

dens (odontoid process) of Axis C2

transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae

transverse costal facet of thoracic vertebrae

superior costal facet of thoracic vertebrae

inferior costal facet of thoracic vertebrae

ala

"wings"

medial sacral crest

sacral promontory

"bulge"

greater tubercle

lesser tubercle

head of humerus

radial groove

deltoid tuberosity

coronoid fossa

radial fossa

medial epicondyle

lateral epicondyle

Trochlea

capitulum

head of radius

radial tuberosity

styloid process of radius

ulnar notch

olecranon process of ulna

trochlear notch

coronoid process of ulna

radial notch of ulna

head of ulna

styloid process is showing in picture HEAD IS AROUND IT

styloid process of ulna

fovea capitis

head of femur

neck of femur

greater trochanter

lesser trochanter

linea aspera

lateral condyle of the femur

outside of leg

medial condyle of the femur

inside of leg

medial epicondyle of the femur

lateral epicondyle of the femur

lateral condyle of the tibia

medial condyle of tibia

tibial tuberosity

medial malleolus

lateral malleolus

head of fibula

calcaneus

Talus

jugular notch

Manubrium

sternal angle

Body (gladiolus) of sternum

xiphisternal joint

xiphoid process

tubercle of rib

head of rib

acromial end of clavicle

sternal end of clavicle

conoid tubercle of clavicle

Acromion

coracoid process

suprascapular notch

glenoid cavity

determining side of scapula

FACE THE SPINE TOWARDS YOU (if acromion faces left then it's a left scapula, if it faces right it's a right scapula)

spine is posterior

determining side of clavicle

rougher side or side with more grooves is POSTERIOR

acromial end is near shoulder; conoid tubercle faces DOWN

determining side of rib

"sharp" side of rib always goes DOWN

tubercle and head are posterior (attached to thoracic vertebrae)

coronal suture

sagittal suture

lambdoid suture

zygomatic bone

zygomatic process

zygomatic process

mandibular fossa

where mandibular condyle fits into

mandibular fossa

where mandibular condyle fits into

external auditory meatus (ear canal)

internal auditory meatus (ear canal)

styloid process (temporal bone)

mastoid process

stylomastoid foramen

jugular foramen

foramen magnum

greater wings of sphenoid bone

lesser wings of sphenoid bone

optic canal

foramen ovale

foramen rotundum

foramen spinosum

foramen lacerum

crista galli of ethmoid bone

mandibular condyle

mental foramen

infraorbital foramen