Bone terminology
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| tunnel like opening through a bone usually for blood vessels or nerves | Canal
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| A large articulating process that helps make a joint | condyle
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| ridge like projection on a bone | crest
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| the bone shaft. Site of primary ossification and composed of compact bone. | diaphysis
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| projection near the condyle but not part of the articulation | epicondyle
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| Growth plate, found nearthe metaphysis and epiphysis | epiphyseal plate
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| End regions of long bones where secondary ossification occurs and is composed of spongy bone | epiphysis
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| flat surface or flat articulation | facet
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| a hole or opening in the bone | formen
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| a tiny pit or depression | fovea
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| a depression in the bone | fossa
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| expanded or rounded articulating end of the epiphysis. Usually the proximal end and often connected to the shaft by a neck | head
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| a short tunnel through the bone | meatus
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| general term for any projection or bump on the bone | process
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| An air filled bone cavity that lightens the skull and creates sound resonance | sinus
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| a long thin thornlike projection or sparp ridge | spine
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| a fixed joint that holds the cranial bones together | suture
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| a large projection or bump on the end of a long bone | trochanter
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| A small knoblike projection or process on a bone | tubercle
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| A rough surfaced projection or bump on a bone | tuberosity
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| soft spots on the fetal or baby skull where connective tissue has not yet turned to bone | fontanel
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| projection in the ankle area | malleolus
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