Bone Markings-BIOL2141

Head

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular (joint) surface

Condyle

Rounded articular projection; often articulates with a corresponding fossa

Groove

Furrow

Fissure

Narrow, slitlike opening

Foramen

Round or oval opening through a bone

Notch

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Meatus

Canal-like passageway

Fossa

Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Tuberosity

Large rounded projection; may be roughened

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Trochanter

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

Line

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

Tubercle

small rounded projection or process

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle

Spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Process

Any bony prominence