Chapter 5B Skeletal System Part A

Tuberosity

Large, rounded projection; may be roughened (attachment)

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent (attachment)

Trochanter

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

Line

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest (attachment)

Tubercle

Small, rounded projection or process (attachment)

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle (attachment)

Spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection (attachment)

Process

Any bony prominence (attachment) (helps to form joints)

Head

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck (helps to form joints)

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface (helps to form joints)

Condyle

Rounded articular projection (helps to form joints)

Ramus

Armlike bar of bone (helps to form joints)