1. Structural Descriptive Terms of Bones Medical Terminology

2. Canal: tunnel
Haversian canal in compact bone that provides blood, nerves and lymph vessels to bone to nourish osteocytes.

3. Condyle : Rounded projection

5. Crest, Crista : high ridge

7. Facet : small smooth area

8. Foramen : opening or hole
Obturator foramina or Foramen magnum (Skull)

9. Fossa, Fovea: basinlike depression
Usually occupied by muscles or tendons

10. Head: rounded projection

11. Meatus: opening or passage
External Auditory Meatus

12. Line: low ridge
Arcuate Line

13. Process: any projection

14. Sinus: cavity or channel

15. Spine: sharp projection

16. Sulcus: open, ditchlike

17. Suture: seam

18. Trochanter: broad, flat process

19. Tubercle: small rounded eminence

20. Tuberosity: protuberance