Anatomical Terms

Process

Any projections or bumps

Ramus

An extension of bone that forms an angle with the rest of the structures.

Trochanter

Large, rough projection where tendons or ligaments attach.

Tuberosity

Small, rough projection

Tubercle

Small, rounded projection

Crest

Prominent ridge

Line

Low ridge

Spine

Pointed or narrow process

Head

Expanded articular end of an epiphysis, separated from the shaft by a neck

Neck

Narrow connection between the epiphysis and diaphysis

Condyle

Smooth, rounded articular process

Trochlea

Smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley

Facet

Small, flat articular surface

Fossa

Shallow depression

Sulcus

Narrrow groove

Foramen

Rounded pathway for blood vessels/nerves

Canal/Meatus

Pathway through the substance of a bone

Fissure

Elongate cleft

Sinus/Atrum

Air filled chamber within bone