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.