Bone Markings Matching- Anatomy and Physiology

Process

Any bony prominence

Ramus

Arm like bar of bone

Head

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

meatus

Canal like passageway

Sinus

Cavity within bone, filled with air and lined with membrane

Groove

Furrow

Tuberosity

Large rounded projection, may be roughened

Crest

Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent

Line

Narrow, ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Fissure

Narrow, slit like opening

Epicondyle

Raised area on or above a condyle

Condyle

Rounded articular projection

Foramen

Rounded or oval opening through a bone

Fossa

Shallow, basin like depression, may serve as articular surface

Spine

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Tubercle

Small rounded projection or process

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Trochanter

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process