Bone markings

tuberosity

large rounded projection, roughened

crest

narrow prominent ridge of bone

trochanter

large, blunt, irregular shaped process. found on the femur

line

narrow ridge of bone

tubercle

small rounded projection or process

epicondyle

raised area above a condyle

spine

sharp, slender, pointed projection

process

bony prominence

head

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

facet

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

condyle

rounded articular projection

ramus

armlike bar of bone

fissure

narrow, slitlike opening

foramen

round or oval opening through a bone

notch

indentation at edge of structure

groove

furrow

meatus

canal like passageway

sinus

bone cavity filled with air and lined with mucous membranes

fossa

shallow, basinlike depression