Depressions, Cavities, Processes

Foramen

an opening in the bone that provides passageway for nerves and blood vessels

Fossa

A shallow depression in the bone

Sulcus

A groove or furrow

Meatus

A canal or long tube-like passageway

Fissure

A narrow slit

Sinus

A cavity in bone

Condyle

A rounded knuckle like eminence on a bone that articulates with another bone

Tuberosity

A large roughened process where muscle may anchor

Tubercle

A small rounded process

Trochanter

A very large process on a bone

Crest

A narrow ridge of bone

Spine

A sharp slender process

Bone processes

Condyle, tuberosity, tubercle, trochanter, crest, spine

Depressions and cavities

Foramen, fossa, sulcus, meatus, fissure, sinus

Processes

Condyle, tuberosity, tubercle, trochanter, crest, spine