Surface features Anatomy

Process

Any projection or bump

Ramus

An extension of a bone making an angle with he rest of the structure

Trochanter

A large, rough projection

Tuberosity

a small, rough projection

Tubercle

a small, rough projection

Crest

a prominent ridge

Line

a low ridge

Spine

a pointed process

Head

the expanded articular end of an epiphysis, separated from the shaft by a neck

Neck

a narrow connection between the epiphysis and the diaphysis

Condyle

a smooth, rounded articular process

Trochlea

a smooth,grooved articular process shaped like a pulley

Facet

a small, flat articular surface

Fossa

a shallow depression

Sulcus

a narrow groove

Foramen

a rounded passageway for the blood vessels or nerves

Canal/Meatus

a passageway through the substance of a bone

Fissure

an elongated cleft

Sinus

a chamber within a bone, normally filled with air

Articulation

joint