anatomical terms for bone features

body

main part

head

enlarged, often rounded end

neck

constriction between head and body

margin

edge

angle

bend

ramus

branch off the body beyond the angle

condyle

smooth, rounded articular surface

facet

small, flattened articular surface

line or linea

low ridge

crest or crista

prominent ridge

spine

very high ridge

process

prominent projection

tubercle

small, rounded projection

tuberosity

rounded projection, larger than tubercle

trochanter

tuberosity on the proximal femur

epicondyle

upon a condyle

lingula

flat, tongue shaped process

hamulus

hook shaped process

horn

horn shaped process

foramen

hole

canal

tunnel

fissure

cleft

sinus or labyrinth

cavity

fossa

general term for depression

notch

depression in the margin of a bone

fovea

little pit

groove

deep, narrow depression