Bone Markings

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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


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