Bone Markings

Tuberosity

A rough elevated surface that marks the attachment of a ligament or tendon

Tubercle

Large rounded projection;

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Trochanter

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process on the femur.

Condyle

Rounded articular projection.

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle.

Spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection.

Process

Any bone prominence.

Head

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck.

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface.

Ramus

Armlike bar of bone.

Groove

Furrow

Fissure

Irregular elongated hole in a bone

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.

Bone markings

Sites of muscle, ligament and tendon attachment, as joint surfaces, or as conduits for blood vessels and nerves.

deltoid tuberosity

raised area on lateral surface of humerus to which deltoid muscle attaches

ischial tuberosity

receives the weight of the body when sitting

mastoid process

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

styloid process

pole-like process extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

superior orbital fissure

Name this opening of the sphenoid bone.

occipital condyles

Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebra (atlas)

mandibular condyle

Articulation point of the mandible with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

acromion process of the scapula

lateral end of spine of scapula; forms top of shoulder

coricoid process of the scapula

attachment for short head of biceps

olecranon process of the ulna

Name the structure.

head of the clavicle

at the proximal end, fits into the glenoid cavity