Bone features

Head

prominent end of a long bone; connected to a neck

condyle

a rounded knob that articulates with another bone

facet

flat shallow surface; articulates with a similar surface of another bone

alveolus

socket in the mandible or maxilla

fossa

shallow depression or basin

crest

narrow ridgelike projection

epicondyle

projection above a condyle or muscle attachment

line (linea)

slightly raised ridge

process

prominent bone projection

protuberance

rounded knob for muscle attachment

ramus

straight portion of a bone that bends at a right angle

spine

sharp projection

trochanter

large, rough projection only found on the femur

tubercle

small rounded projection

tuberosity

rough elevation/ projection

meatus

tubular passage through a bone

fissure

narrow slit through a bone

foramen

hole through a bone

sinus

hollow cavity in the skull bone