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Bone markings
Prjections and Depressions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Large rounded projection; may be roughened | Tuberosity |
| Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | Crest |
| very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only examples are on the femur) | Trochanter |
| narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest | Line |
| small rounded projection or process | Tubercle |
| raised area on or above the condyle | Epicondyle |
| sharp, slender, often pointed projection | Spine |
| bony expansion carried on a narrow neck | Head |
| smooth, nearly flat articular surface | Facet |
| rounded articular projection | Condyle |
| armlike bar of bone | Ramus |
| canal-like passageway | Meatus |
| cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane | Sinus |
| shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface | Fossa |
| furrow | Groove |
| narrow, slitlike opening | Fissure |
| round or oval opening through a bone | Foramen |