Bone markings

Projections and Depressions

14 cards·by Richard Satterlee

Bony expansion carried on a neck - where joint is located

Head

Smooth nearly flat articular surface

facet

Rounded articular projection for joint

condyle

canal like passageway or opening

meatus

cavity within a bone, filled with air or has mucous membrane

cavity

shallow, depression in a bone often for articulation

fossa

Very large blunt, irregular shaped process on the femur

trochanter

large rounded projection for muscle or ligament attachement

tuberosity

narrow ridge of bone usually prominent

crest

small rounded projection or process for muscle or ligament attachment

tubercle

raised area on or above a condyle

epicondyle

SHarpe, slender, often pointed projection

spine

Armlike projection of a bone to form joint

ramus

Round or oval opening through a bone

foramen