BIO 204 Skeletal Structure
Condyle: rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
Crest: narrow, ridge-like projection
Epicondyle: projection situated above a condyle
Facet: small, nearly flat surface
Fissure: cleft or grove
Fontanel: soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Foramen: opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for vessels, nerves, or ligaments
Fossa: relatively deep pit or depression
Fovea: tiny pit or depression
Head: enlargement on the end of a bone
Condyle: rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
Crest: narrow, ridge-like projection
Epicondyle: projection situated above a condyle
Facet: small, nearly flat surface
Fissure: cleft or grove
Fontanel: soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
Foramen: opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for vessels, nerves, or ligaments
Fossa: relatively deep pit or depression
Fovea: tiny pit or depression
Head: enlargement on the end of a bone
