A | B |
tuberosity | large rounded projection; may be roughened |
crest | narro ridge of 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 bone prominence |
head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
facet | smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
condyle | rounded articular projection |
ramus | armlike bar of bone |
meatus | canal-like passageway |
sinus | cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
fossa | shallow, baslinelike depression in a bone,, often serving as an articular surface |
groove | furrow |
fissure | narrow, slitlike opening |
foramen | round or oval opening through a bone |