BONE MARKINGS

True

All the terms beginning with T are projections

Process

Any bone prominence. Site of muscle and ligament attachment.

Ramus

Armlike bar of bone help to form joints.

Head

Bony expansions carried on a narrow neck. Help to form joints.

Bone markings

Bumps holes ridges. Reveal where muscles tendons and ligaments were attached and where blood vessels and nerves passed

Meatus

Canal like passageway. Passage of vessels and nerves

Depressions

Cavities indentations in the bone

Sinus

Cavity within a bone filled with air and lined with mucous membrane for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Groove

Furrow. Depressions and openings for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Notch

Indentation at the edge of a structure for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Tuberosity

Large rounded projection may be roughened. Site of muscle and ligament attachment

Line

Narrow ridge of bone less prominent than a crest. Site of muscle and ligament attachment

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone usually prominent. Site of muscle and ligament attachment

Fissure

Narrow slit like opening for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Projections

Processes which grow out from the bone surface

True

The terms beginning with F (except facet) are depressions

Trochanter

Very large blunt irregular shaped process. Ex: femur. Site of muscle and ligament attachment.

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle. Site of muscle and ligament attachment.

Foramen

Round or oval opening through a bone for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Condyle

Rounded articular projections that help to form joints

Fossa

Shallow basinlike depression in a bone often serving as an articular surface. Passage of blood vessels and nerves.

Spine

Sharp slender often pointed projection. Site of muscle and ligament attachment

Tubercle

Small rounded projection or process. Site of muscle and ligament attachment

Facet

Smooth nearly flat articular surface. Help to form joints.