A & P Skeletal System (Bone Marking)

condyle

rounded articular projection

crest

raised edge/prominent part

epicondyle

protuberance above condyle of long bone

facet

a smooth or nearly flat circumscribed surface

fissure

split or tear

notch

a deression that stabilizes an adjacent articulating bone

foramen

hole

fossa

depression

process

projection or outgrowth

head

rounded, prominent, bony extension that forms part of a joint

tuberosity

a moderate prominence where muscles and connective tissue attach

spine

a sharp, slender projection of the bone which is useful for attachment of muscles or ligaments

tubercle

a round nodule or small protrusion

trochanter

rough prominence

meatus

canal-like passageway

conchae

Fleshy lobes in the nasal cavity which increase its surface area