Terms used to describe skeletal structures

Condyle

Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Crest

Narrow, ridgelike projection

Epicondyle

A small, rounded projection located above a condyle, often serving as an attachment point for ligaments and tendons.

Facet

Small, nearly flat surface

Fissure

cleft or groove between two bones.

Fontanel

Soft spot on an infant's skull that allows for growth and movement during birth.

Foramen

Opening in a bone for nerves and blood vessels.

Fossa

Relatively deep pit or depression

Fovea

Tiny pit or depression

Head

Enlargement on the end of a bone

Linea

narrow ridge of bone

Meatus

Tube-like passageway within a bone

Process

Prominent projection on a bone

Ramus

Branch of bone that connects two other structures

Sinus

Air-filled cavity within a bone

Spine

thorn-like projection

Sulcus

a groove or furrow in a bone or organ.

Suture

Interlocking line of union between bones

Trochanter

Relatively large process

Tubercle

knoblike process

Tuberosity

Knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle