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Tuberosity: large, rounded projection, may be roughened |
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Crest: Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent |
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Trochanter: very large, irregular shaped process |
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Line: narrow ridge of bone |
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Tubercle: small rounded projection or process |
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Epicondyle: raised area on or above a condyle |
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spine: sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
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process: any bony prominence |
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head: bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
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Facet: smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
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Condyle: rounded articular projection |
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Ramus: armlike bar of bone |
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Meatus: canal-like passage way |
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Sinus: cavity withen bone,filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
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Fossa: Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
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fissure: narrow, slitlike opening |
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foramen: round or oval opening through a bone |
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