BONE MARKINGS

projection

Area of bone that extends above the surface of the bone. attachment points for tendons and ligaments. Size reflection of forces exerted

fissure

Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerve pass Openings or holes.

Depressions and openings

Sites allow the passage of soft tissue (nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, tendons, or formation of joints)

fovea

Small pit Opening or hole

Facet

Smooth flat articular surface Projection one

Projections two

form attachment points for connective tissues

Projections One

form joints or are outgrowths

Sulcus

furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon Openings or holes

condyle

large, round protuberance (knuckle) at the end of bone Projection one

tuberosity

large, rounded, usually roughened projection Process of vertebrae Projections two

line

long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than a crest) Projections two

foramen

opening (hole) through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass Openings or holes

Hole

opening or groove in the bone, allows blood vessels and nerve to enter, size and shape reflects size and shape of vessels and nerves

canal

passage in bone Opening or hole

epicondyle

projection above a condyle Projections two

processes

projections or outgrowths on bones that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue, such as ligaments and tendons

Crest

prominent ridge or elongated projection Projections two

protuberance

protruding projection Projection one

head

rounded articular projection supported on the neck (constricted portion) of a bone Projection one

fossa

shallow depression (trench) Openings or holes

process

sharp, slender projection

tubercle

small, rounded projection (tuber=knob) Process of vertebrae Projection two

meatus

tubelike opening (passageway) Openings or holes

trochanter

very large projection -projection two

articulation

where 2 bone surfaces come together. typically conform to one another. another word for joint

Sinus

air filled space in bone Opening or hole