Bone terminology

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle

Line

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than crest

Process

Prominence or projection

Spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Styloid

Slender, pointed process

Trochanter

Very large, blunt, irregualry shaped process

Tubercle

Small, rounded projection or process

Tuberosity

Large, rounded projection; may be roughened

Foramen

Round or oval opening through a bone

Fossa

Shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serves as an articular surface

Meatus

Canal-like passage

Notch

Deep indentation on the edge of a bone, often stabilizes joints

Fissure

Narrowm slit-like opening

Groove

Furrow or narrow depression

Condyle

Rounded articular projection

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Head

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Ramus

Arm-like bar of bone

Articulation

Junction of two or more bones

Suture

Immovable fiborous joint, primarily in skull