bone markings

Condyle

Large, smooth, rounded oval structure (articulating surface)

Facet

Small, flat, shallow surface (articulating surface)

Head

Prominent, rounded epiphysis (articulating surface)

Trochlea

Smooth, grooved, pulley-like process (articulating surface)

What type of bone markings are Articulating Surfaces?

Condyle, facet, head, trochlea

Alveolus (pl., alveoli)

Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible (depressions)

Fossa (pl., fossae)

Flattened or shallow depression (depressions)

Sulcus

Narrow groove (depressions)

What type of bone markings are Depressions?

Aveolus, fossa, sulcus

Crest

Narrow, prominent, ridge like projection (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Epicondyle

Projection adjacent to a condyle (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Process

Any marked bony prominence (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Ramus (pl., rami)

Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Spine

Pointed, slender process (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Trochanter

Massive, rough projection found only on the femur (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Tubercle

Small, round projection (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

Tuberosity

Large, rough projection (projection for a ligament and tendon attachment)

What type of bone markings are projections for ligament and tendon attachment?

Crest, epicondyle, line, process, ramus, spine, torchanter, tubercle, tubeosity

Canal

Passageway through a bone (openings and spaces)

Fissure

Narrow, slit like opening through a bone (openings and spaces)

Foramen (pl., foramina)

Rounded passageway through a bone (openings and spaces)

Meatus

Passageway through a bone (openings and spaces)

Sinus

Cavity or hollow space in a bone (openings and spaces)

Line

Low ridge (openings and spaces)

What type of bone markings are openings and spaces?

Canal, fissure, foramen, meatus, sinus