Bone Terms

Spine

Spine

pointed process

Facet

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Head

end of epiphysis

Crest

Prominent ridge

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle

Process

Projection/bump

Condyle

A smooth, rounded articular process

Trochanter

large, rough projection

Tubercle

small rounded projection

Turberosity

a large, rounded, roughened process

Fossa

shallow depression

Fovea

tiny pit or depression

Sulcus

narrow groove

Canal

Duct/channel

Foramen

Round or oval opening through a bone (for blood vessels and nerves)

Fissure

an opening; a groove; a split; deep

Meatus

opening or canal

Sinus

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Skull Bones

1. Occipital

2. Parietal

3. Frontal

4. Temporal

5. Sphenoid

6. Ethmoid

Face Bones

1. Maxillae

2. Palatine bones (next slide)

3. Nasal bones

4. Conchae

5. Zygomatic bones

6. Vomer

7. Mandible

8. Hyoid (slide 22)

Palatine Bones

Hyoid

Skull Markings

1. Mental foramen

2. External acoustic meatus

3. Foramen magnum (next slide)

4. Mastoid process

5. Styloid process

6. Sagittal suture

7. Lambdoid suture

8. Squamous suture

Foramen Magnum

Vertebral Bones

1. Atlas (next slide)

2. Axis (next slide)

3. Cervical vertebrae

4. Thoracic vertebrae

5. Sacrum

6. Coccyx

Atlas and Axis

Vertebral Markings

1. Spinous process

2. Transverse process

3. Vertebral foramen

4. Vertebral body

Sternum Bones

1. Manubrium

2. Body

3. Xiphoid process

Clavicle Markings

1. Sternal end

2. Acromial end

Scapula Markings

1. Subscapular fossa

2. Medial boder

3. Acromion

4. Coracoid process

5. Glenoid cavity

6. Infraspinous fossa

7. Spine

Humerous Markings

1. Head

2. Greater tubercle (next slide)

3. Less tubercle (next slide)

4. Capitulum (slide 33)

5. Trochlea

6. Coronoid fossa (slide 34)

7. Olecranon fossa (slide 34)

8. Medial/lateral epicondyle (slide 35)

Greater and lesser tubercle

capitulum of humerus

Coronoid and Olecranon fossa

Medial/lateral epicondyle

Radius Markings

1. Head

2. Styloid process

Ulna Markings

1. Olecranon

2. Trochlear notch

3. Coronoid process

4. Head

Wrist Bones

1. Scaphoid

2. Lunate

3. Triquetrum

4. Pisiform

5. Trapezium

6. Trapezoid

7. Capitate

8. Hamate

Hand Bones

1. Metacarpals

2. Phalanges

Hip Bones

1. Ilium

2. Ischium

3. Pubis

Hip Markings

1. Iliac crest

2. Iliac fossa (slide 43)

3. Greater sciatic notch

4. Lesser sciatic notch

5. Obturator foramen

6. Acetabulum

7. Ischial ramus (next slide)

8. Pubic tubercle

Ischial ramus

Iliac fossa

Femur Markings

1. Head

2. Fovea capitis (next slide)

3. Greater/lesser trochanter

4. Intercondylar fossa

5. Medial/lateral condyle

6. Medial/lateral epicondyle (slide 46)

Fovea Capitis

Medial/Lateral epicondyle

Patella

Tibia Markings

1. Lateral tibial condyle

2. Tibial tuberosity

3. Medial mallelous

4. Inferior articular surface (next slide)

Inferior Articular Surface

Fibula

Ankle Bones

1. Calcaneus

2. Talus

3. Navicular

4. Cuboid

5. Cuneiforms bones

Foot Bones

1. Metatarsals

2. Phalanges