BIO 205 - Bones Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
Tuberosity - Answers Large rounded projection; may be roughened
Crest - Answers Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Trochanter - Answers Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
line - Answers Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Tubercle - Answers Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle - Answers Raised area on or above a condyle
spine - Answers sharp, slender, often pointed projection
process - Answers outgrowth of bone from the larger body
head - Answers bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
facet - Answers smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Condyle - Answers Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
groove - Answers furrow
fissure - Answers Narrow, slitlike opening
Foramen - Answers Round or oval opening through a bone
notch - Answers indentation at the edge of a structure
Meatus - Answers canal-like passageway
sinus - Answers Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Fossa - Answers Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
Tuberosity - Answers Large rounded projection; may be roughened
Crest - Answers Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
Trochanter - Answers Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
line - Answers Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
Tubercle - Answers Small rounded projection or process
Epicondyle - Answers Raised area on or above a condyle
spine - Answers sharp, slender, often pointed projection
process - Answers outgrowth of bone from the larger body
head - Answers bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
facet - Answers smooth, nearly flat articular surface
Condyle - Answers Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
groove - Answers furrow
fissure - Answers Narrow, slitlike opening
Foramen - Answers Round or oval opening through a bone
notch - Answers indentation at the edge of a structure
Meatus - Answers canal-like passageway
sinus - Answers Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
Fossa - Answers Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
