Bone Terminology

Terminology used to describe landmarks on and parts of bones.

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Front Back
Condyle
Smooth rounded process for articulation
Crest
Prominent border or ridge on a bone
Epicondyle
Smaller condyle or process above a condyle
Facet
Smaller nearly flat articular surface
Fissure
A groove or cleft
Foramen
Hole, opening in a bone through which blood vessels and/or nerves usually pass
Fossa
Depression
Fovea
Rounded depression or pit
Head
An enlargement on the end of a bone, often rounded
Line
A less prominent ridge
Linea
A narrow ridge
Meatus
A tube-like passageway within a bone
Notch
Indentation in a bone
Process
A prominent projection on a bone
Ramus
A structure given off from a larger one