Bone Markings
Facet
Depression, shallow convex or concave surface where two bones articulate
Fovea
Depression, shallow pit
fissure
opening, narrow slit in a bone or between adjacent parts of bones
trochanter
projection, large, found only on femur
line
projection, long, narrow ridge
protuberance
projection, outgrowth from a bone
epicondyle
projection, proximal to condyle
head
projection, round projection from a bones epiphysis
condyle
projection, rounded end of a bone that articulates with another bone
spine
projection, sharp process
foramen
opening, hole in a bone
Canal
opening, tunnel through a bone
process
projection, prominent
crest
projection, ridge
tuberosity
projection, small, rounded
Fossa
Depression, indentation in a bone into which another structure fits
Groove
Depression, long indentation along which a narrow structure travels