Structural Descriptive Terms of Bones Medical Terminology
Canal: tunnel Haversian canal in compact bone that provides blood, nerves and lymph vessels to bone to nourish osteocytes.
Condyle : Rounded projection
Crest, Crista : high ridge
Facet : small smooth area
Foramen : opening or hole Obturator foramina or Foramen magnum (Skull)
Fossa, Fovea: basinlike depression Usually occupied by muscles or tendons
Head: rounded projection
Meatus: opening or passage External Auditory Meatus
Line: low ridge Arcuate Line
Process: any projection
Sinus: cavity or channel
Spine: sharp projection
Sulcus: open, ditchlike
Suture: seam
Trochanter: broad, flat process
Tubercle: small rounded eminence
Tuberosity: protuberance