Tuberosity
large rounded projections that nay be roughened (muscle/ligament attachment)
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone that is usually prominent (muscle/ligament attachment)
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregular shaped process which is normally on femur (muscle/ligament attachment)
Line
Narrow ridge of bone less prominent than crest (muscle/ligament attachment)
Tubercle
small rounded projection or process (muscle/ligament attachment)
Epicondyle
Raised area on or above condyle (muscle/ligament attachment)
Spine
sharp, slender, often pointed projections (muscle/ligament attachment)
Process
Any bone prominence (muscle/ligament attachment)
Head
bony expansion carried on narrow neck (surface help form joints)
Facet
smooth, nearly flat articular (joint) surface (surface help form joints)
Condyle
Rounded articular projection often articulates with a corresponding fossa (surface help form joints)
Groove
Furrow (Depressions and openings/ passage for blood vessels and nerves)
Fissure
Narrow, slit like opening (Depressions and openings/ passage for blood vessels and nerves)
Foramen
Round or oval opening through a bone (Depressions and openings/ passage for blood vessels and nerves)
Notch
Indentation at edge of structure (Depressions and openings/ passage for blood vessels and nerves)
Meatus
Canal-like passageway (Depression/Opening)
Sinus
cavity within bone filled with air and lined with mucous membrane (Depression/Opening)
Fossa
Shallow, basin like depression in bone often serving as articular surface
