Bio201 Bone Markings

Projections; sites of Muscles and Ligament Attachment

-tuberosity
-crest
-trochanater
-line
-tubercle
-epicondyle
-spine
-process

Projections; help form Joints

-head
-facet
-condyle
-ramus

Depressions and Openings

-groove
-fissure
-foramen
-notch
-meatus
-sinus
-fossa

Tuberosity

large rounded projection

Crest

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Trochanter

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

Line

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Tubercle

small rounded projection of process

Epicondyle

raised area on or above a condyle

Spine

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Process

any bony prominence

Head

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Facet

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Condyle

rounded articular projection

Ramus

armlike bar of bone

Groove

furrow

Fissure

narrow, slit-like opening

Foramen

round or oval opening through a bone

Notch

indentation at the edge of a structure

Meatus

canal like passageway

Sinus

cavity within a bone

Fossa

shallow, basin-like depression in a bone

Projections; sites of Muscles and Ligament Attachment

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Projections; help form Joints

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Depressions and Openings

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Tuberosity

large rounded projection

Crest

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Trochanter

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

Line

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Tubercle

small rounded projection of process

Epicondyle

raised area on or above a condyle

Spine

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Process

any bony prominence

Head

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Facet

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Condyle

rounded articular projection

Ramus

armlike bar of bone

Groove

furrow

Fissure

narrow, slit-like opening

Foramen

round or oval opening through a bone

Notch

indentation at the edge of a structure

Meatus

canal like passageway

Sinus

cavity within a bone

Fossa

shallow, basin-like depression in a bone