A | B |
Condyle | A rounded process, which usually articulates with another bone |
Crest | A narrow, ridgelike projection |
Epicondyle | A projection stimulated above a condyle |
Facet | A small, nearly flat surface |
Fontanel | A soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones |
Foramen | An opening through a bone, which usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments |
Fossa | A relatively deep pit or depression |
Fovea | A tiny pit or depression |
Head | An enlargement of the end of a bone |
Meatus | A tubelike passageway within a bone |
Process | A prominent projection on a bone |
Sinus | A cavity within a bone |
Spine | A thornlike projection |
Suture | An interlocking line of union between bones |
Trochanter | A relatively large process |
Tubercle | A small, knoblike process |
Tuberosity | A knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle |