Bone Markings A & P I - Overview Of Skeleton

Front 1

Large rounded projection;
may be roughened.

Back 1

Tuberosity

Hint 1

Tibial tuberosity,
Ischial tuberosity

Front 2

Narrow ridge of bone;
usually prominent.

Back 2

Crest

Hint 2

Anterior crest of tibia,
Intertrochanteric crest of femur (posterior side)

Front 3

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process. Only on the femur.

Back 3

Trochanter

Hint 3

Greater and Lesser trochanter of the femur

Front 4

Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

Back 4

Line

Hint 4

Intertrochanteric line,
medial and lateral supracondylar lines of femur

Front 5

Small rounded process.

Back 5

Tubercle

Hint 5

Greater and Lesser tubercle of humerus,
Adductor tubercle of femur

Front 6

Raised area on or above condyle

Back 6

Epicondyle

Hint 6

Medial epicondyle of femur,
Medial epicondyle of humerus,

Front 7

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Back 7

Spine

Hint 7

Spine of scapula,
Ischial spine

Front 8

Arm-like bar of bone

Back 8

Ramus

Hint 8

Ramus of mandible,
Ischial ramus,
Inferior ramus of pubis

Front 9

Bony expansion, carried on a narrow neck

Back 9

Head

Hint 9

Head of radius,
Head of ulna,
Head of femur,
Head of humerus

Front 10

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Back 10

Facet

Hint 10

Facets on rib

Front 11

Rounded articular projection

Back 11

Condyle

Hint 11

Mandibular condyle of mandible,
Medial condyle of femur,
Lateral condyle of femur,
Occipital condyle of occipital

Front 12

Canal-like passageway

Back 12

Meatus

Hint 12

External auditory meatus of temporal,
Internal auditory meatus of temporal

Front 13

Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucuous membrane

Back 13

Sinus

Hint 13

Frontal sinus,
Ethmoid sinus,
Sphenoid sinus,
Maxillary sinus,

Front 14

Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone often serving as articular surface

Back 14

Fossa

Hint 14

Olecranon fossa of humerus,
Coronoid fossa of humerus,
Radial fossa of humerus,
Subscapular fossa of scapula,
Infraspinous fossa of scapula

Front 15

Slitlike furrow

Back 15

Groove

Hint 15

Radial groove of humerus,
Intertubercular groove of humerus,

Front 16

Narrow, slit-like opening

Back 16

Fissure

Hint 16

haven't identified one but have to know the term....

Front 17

Round or oval opening through a bone

Back 17

Foramen

Hint 17

Foramen ovale of sphenoid,
Foramen magnum of occipital,
Jugular foramen of temporal,
Carotid foramen of temporal,
Supraorbital foramen of frontal,
Mental foramen of mandible