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
