Surface Features of Bones

A&P Lab

condyle

a large, rounded, articulating knob

facet

a flattened or shallow articulating surface

head

a prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone

crest

a narrow, ridge like projection

epicondyle

a projection above a condyle

process

any marked, body prominence

spine

a sharp, slender process

trochanter

a massive process found only on the femur

tubercle

a small, rounded process

tuberosity

a large, roughened process

alveolus

a deep pit or socket

fissure

a narrow, slit-like opening

foramen

a rounded opening through a bone

fossa

a flattened or shallow surface

fovea

a small pit or depression

meatus

a tube-like passageway through a bone

sinus

a cavity or hollow space in a bone

sulcus

a groove that accommodates a vessel, nerve, or tendon