Bone Markings

Vocabulary flashcards defining anatomical bone markings, including attachment projections, joint surfaces, and depressions or openings.

Tuberosity

Large rounded projection; may be roughened.

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent.

Trochanter

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur).

Line

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest.

Tubercle

Small rounded projection or process.

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle.

Spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection.

Process

Any bony prominence.

Head

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck.

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular (joint) surface.

Condyle

Rounded articular projection; often articulates with a corresponding fossa.

Groove

Furrow.

Fissure

Narrow, slitlike opening.

Foramen

Round or oval opening through a bone.

Notch

Indentation at the edge of a structure.

Meatus

Canal-like passageway.

Sinus

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane.

Fossa

Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface.