Bone Markings Quiz
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Match each term with the appropriate description of all 18 bone markings.
- 1.Large rounded projection; may be roughened
- A.
Tuberosity
- B.
Line
- C.
Fossa
- D.
Tubercle
- E.
Trochanter
- 2.Rounded articular projection
- A.
Ramus
- B.
Facet
- C.
Spine
- D.
Foramen
- E.
Condyle
- 3.Space within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
- A.
Line
- B.
Spine
- C.
Meatus
- D.
Sinus
- E.
Fossa
- 4.Furrow
- A.
Fissure
- B.
Groove
- C.
Sinus
- D.
Process
- E.
Trochanter
- 5.Small rounded projection or process
- A.
Tuberosity
- B.
Trochanter
- C.
Ramus
- D.
Tubercle
- E.
Fissure
- 6.Narrow, slitlike opening
- A.
Fissure
- B.
Process
- C.
Trochanter
- D.
Crest
- E.
Sinus
- 7.Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
- A.
Condyle
- B.
Tuberosity
- C.
Head
- D.
Line
- E.
Process
- 8.Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (The only examples are on the femur.)
- A.
Tubercle
- B.
Trochanter
- C.
Facet
- D.
Ramus
- E.
Tuberosity
- 9.Armlike bar of bone
- A.
Condyle
- B.
Head
- C.
Epicondyle
- D.
Foramen
- E.
Ramus
- 10.Canal-like passageway
- A.
Fissure
- B.
Fossa
- C.
Meatus
- D.
Head
- E.
Spine
- 11.Raised area on or above a condyle
- A.
Spine
- B.
Trochanter
- C.
Fissure
- D.
Epicondyle
- E.
Tuberosity
- 12.Sharp, slender, often pointed projection
- A.
Process
- B.
Fissure
- C.
Tubercle
- D.
Head
- E.
Spine
- 13.Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
- A.
Spine
- B.
Line
- C.
Facet
- D.
Ramus
- E.
Groove
- 14.Round or oval opening through a bone
- A.
Crest
- B.
Fissure
- C.
Spine
- D.
Ramus
- E.
Foramen
- 15.Prominence or projection
- A.
Spine
- B.
Crest
- C.
Process
- D.
Line
- E.
Facet
- 16.Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
- A.
Fossa
- B.
Ramus
- C.
Line
- D.
Tuberosity
- E.
Tubercle
- 17.Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
- A.
Epicondyle
- B.
Facet
- C.
Condyle
- D.
Groove
- E.
Trochanter
- 18.Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
- A.
Line
- B.
Ramus
- C.
Sinus
- D.
Crest
- E.
Groove
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