Questions and Answers
What is the term for a small, rounded projection on a bone?
Tubercle
What is the term for a constriction between the head and body of a bone?
Neck
What is the term for a smooth, rounded articular surface on a bone?
Condyle
What is the term for a hole in a bone?
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What is the term for a rounded projection on a bone that is larger than a tubercle?
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What is the characteristic feature of the trochanter?
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What is the term for a depression that is deep and narrow?
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Which bone marking is typically found on the proximal femur?
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What is the term for a cavity or hollow space within a bone?
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What is the term for a bony projection that is larger than a tubercle?
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Study Notes
Bone Markings
Head and Neck
- Enlarged, often rounded end of a bone is called the Head
- Constriction between the head and body of a bone is called the Neck
Proximal Femur
- A tuberosity on the proximal femur is called a Trochanter
Articular Surfaces
- Smooth, rounded articular surface is called a Condyle
- A small projection on a condyle is called an Epicondyle
Openings and Depressions
- A hole in a bone is called a Foramen
- A small, rounded projection is called a Tubercle
- A rounded projection, larger than a tubercle, is called a Tuberosity
- A deep, narrow depression is also a type of Tuberosity
- A long, narrow depression is called a Groove
- A cavity within a bone is called a Sinus
- A general term for a depression is a Fossa
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