A | B |
Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels & nerves pass. | Fissure |
Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass | Foramen |
Shallow depression | Fossa |
Furrow along a bone surface that accommondates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon | Sulcus |
Tubelike opening | Meatus |
Large, round protruberance at the end of a bone. | Condyle |
Smooth, flat articular surface. | Facet |
Rounded articular projection suppported on the neck of a bone. | Head |
Prominent ridge or elongated projection. | Crest |
Projection above a condyle. | Epicondyle |
Long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than a crest). | Line |
Sharp, slender projection. | Spinous process |
Very large projection. | Trochanter |
Small, rounded projection. | Tubercle |
Large, rounded, usually roughened projection. | Tuberosity |