Bony Landmarks

Front 1

Smooth, rounded end that articulates with another bone

Back 1

Condyle

Front 2

Prominent Ridge

Back 2

Crest

Front 3

Small, flat surface that articulates with another bone

Back 3

Facet

Front 4

Long, deep,cleft, or slit

Back 4

Fissure

Front 5

Shallow depression

Back 5

Fossa

Front 6

Small, round passage through which nerves / blood vessels pass in and out or through the bone

Back 6

Foramen

Front 7

Expanded end

Back 7

Head

Front 8

A long, low and narrow Ridge, strip, or streak

Back 8

Line

Front 9

Narrowed part closely related to an expanded End

Back 9

Neck

Front 10

Projection or bump

Back 10

Process

Front 11

Extension of a bone that makes an angle to the rest of the structure

Back 11

Ramus

Front 12

Chamber within the bone, usually filled with air

Back 12

Sinus

Front 13

Pointed process

Back 13

Spine

Front 14

Narrow grove

Back 14

Sulcus

Front 15

Large, rough projection

Back 15

Trochanter

Front 16

Smaller, rough projection

Back 16

Tuberosity