Anatomy: Bone Markings and Surface Features

canal or meatus

passageway through a bone

Condyle

rounded articular projection

Crest

narrow ridge of bone

Epicondyle

projection adjacent to a condyle

facet

small smooth area on a bone

foramen (s)/foramina (pl)

round or oval opening through a bone

Fossa

shallow depression

process

any bony prominence

protuberance

swelling or knoblike outgrowth

sinus

cavity or hollow space in a bone

suture

bones connected by dense regular connective tissue

Trochanter

massive, rough projection (only on femur)

Tubercle

small rounded projection

Tuberosity

large rounded projection