bony landmark
a raised aspect of a bone's surface that serves as a muscle/ligament attachment site
angle
a corner of a bone
articular surface
the joint surface (where they meet)
body
the main portion of bone (ex. body of a long body = the shaft)
condyle
a rounded bump at the end of a long bone (often fits into a fossa)
epicondyle
a small bump found on a condyle
crest
moderately raised ridge of a bone
facet
a smooth and flat surface of a bone that forms a joint with another facet
fossa
depression in a bone (often receives an articulating bone)
groove
a long narrow depression within a bone (contains tendon, nerve, vessel commonly)
head
the expanded rounded end of a long bone
line (linea)
mildly raised ridge of bone (less than crest)
neck
narrow portion of long bone between the body and the head
notch
V or U shaped depression in a bone
process
a projection of bone
spine
a sharp pointed process of a bone
sulcus
a groove or elongated depression in a bone
trochanter
a large bump on a bone (larger than a tuberosity or tubercle)
tuberosity
a medium bump on a bone (smaller than a trochanter)
tubercle
a small bump on a bone (smaller than a tuberosity)