Skeletal Structures

Question 1

a rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Answer 1

condyle

Question 2

a soft spot on the skull where membranes cover space between bones

Answer 2

fontanel

Question 3

an opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels

Answer 3

foramen

Question 4

a tubelike passageway within a bone

Answer 4

meatus

Question 5

a prominent projection of a bone

Answer 5

process

Question 6

a cavity within a bone

Answer 6

sinus

Question 7

a thornlike projection

Answer 7

spine

Question 8

an interlocking line of union between bones

Answer 8

suture

Question 9

a knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle

Answer 9

tuberosity