Name of Bone Marking
Tuberosity
Large round projection
Crest
Narrow ridge of a bone; usually prominent
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
Line
Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Tubercle
Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above a condyle
Spine
Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Process
Any bony prominence
Head
Body expansion carried on a narrow neck
Facet
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Condyle
Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa
Ramus
Arm-like bar of bone
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone
Groove
Furrow
Fissure
Narrow, slit-like opening
Notch
Indentation at the edge of a structure
Fossa
Shallow basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface.
Meatus
Canal-like passageway
Sinus
Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane