Human Anatomy & Physiology Bone Markings, Projections, & Depressions

Condyle

rounded process that articulates (moves around joint)

crest

narrow, ridge like projection (comes off of bone)

Epicondyle

projection situated above a condyle

Facet

small, nearly flat surface

Fontanel

soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones

Foramen

opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligament

Fossa

relatively deep pit or depression

Fovea

tiny pit or depression

Head

enlargement on the end of the bone

Meatus

tubelike passageway within a bone

Process

prominent projection on a bone

Sinus

cavity within a bone

Spine

thornlike projection

Suture

interlocking line of union between bones

Trochanter

relatively large process

Tubercle

small, knoblike process

Tuberosity

knoblike process usually larger than the tubercle

Carpals

Clavicle

Cranium (frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

Facial bones

Femur

Fibula

Humerus

Mandible

Metacarpals

Metatarsals

Patella

Phalanges (2x)

Pelvic Girdle (hip bone)

Radius

Ribs

Sacrum

Scapula

Sternum

Tarsals

Tibia

Ulna

Vertebral Column