Bone Markings

Condyle

Large, knoblike convex process

Crest

Prominent ridge on bone

Epicondyle

Process above a condyle

Fissure

Narrow, slit-like opening for passage of nerves and/or blood vessels

Foramen

Opening in a bone for a passage of nerves and/or blood vessels

Fossa

Shallow depression in a bone

Head

Rounded articulate surface at the end of a bone

Process

Extension of a bone

Ramus

Branch of bone

Sinus

Cavity within a bone

Spine

Sharp, slender process of a bone

Trochanter

Very large projection, only on the femur

Tubercle

Small, roughened process or projection on a bone

Tuberosity

Large roughened process or projection on a bone