Bone Surface Features

Flashcards for bone surface features and markings

Alveolus

Socket, such as those into which the teeth are seated

Condyle

Rounded process for articulation, usually covered with articular cartilage

Crest

Prominent ridge or border of bone

Epicondyle

Projection above a smooth articular condyle

Facet

Small, smooth area that is usually covered with cartilage

Fissure

Slit between bones

Foramen

Round or oval opening through a bone. Hole to allow passage of blood vessels or nerves

Fossa

Depressed area that is usually broad and shallow often serving as an articular surface

Groove

Narrow furrow in bone, usually traces the path of a nerve or blood vessel

Head

Large, rounded end of a bone

Line

Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

Meatus

Opening of a canal or passage

Process

Projection or prominence of a bone

Ramus

Arm-like bar of bone, literally means a branch

Sinus

Cavity in a bone, filled with air and lined with mucus membrane

Spine

Relatively sharp projection of bone

Sulcus

Relatively narrow groove

Trochanter

Large, blunt process for muscle attachment

Tubercle

Small, rounded prominence

Tuberosity

Large, rounded prominence