Bone Surface Markings(Depressions and Processes or
Projections)Diagram Depressions: (Openings allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass) Fissure - narrow, slitlike opening Foramen- round or oval opening through the bone Fossa - shallow and may serve as an articular surface Sulcus/meatus/canal - canal-like passageway Groove - furrow Processes: (Site of muscle and ligament attachment) Tuberosity - large rounded projection Crest - narrow ridge of bone Trochanter - very large, blunt, irregulary shaped process Line - narrow ridges of bone; less prominent than crest Tubercle - small rounded projection Epicondyle - raised area above a condyle Spine - sharp, slender, often pointed Processes: (Forms joints) Head - bony expansion carried on a narrow neck Facet - smooth and nearly flat articular surface Condyle - rounded articular projection Ramus - armlike bar of a bone