Bone markings

Question 1

process

Answer 1

a prominence or projection of bone

Question 2

condyle

Answer 2

a rounded knuckle-like prominence usually at a joint

Question 3

epicondyle

Answer 3

a small projection above a condyle

Question 4

head

Answer 4

a rounded, knoblike end. For example, the head of humerus which fits into the glenoid depression on the scapula to form the shoulder joint

Question 5

spine

Answer 5

a short slender projection

Question 6

tubercule

Answer 6

a small, rounded process

Question 7

tuberosity

Answer 7

a large, rounded process

Question 8

trochanter

Answer 8

very large process for muscle attachment. For example, the greater trochanter of the femur

Question 9

fossa

Answer 9

a depression or hollow

Question 10

foramen (pl. foramina)

Answer 10

hole

Question 11

crest

Answer 11

ridge

Question 12

line

Answer 12

a less prominent ridge than a crest

Question 13

meatus

Answer 13

a tube-like passage

Question 14

sinus

Answer 14

a cavity within a bone

Question 15

antrum

Answer 15

a cavity within a bone