L4.3.2.1: Bone Markings: Projections and Depressions

• Bone Markings

  ● Bumps, holes, ridges

  ● Anatomical landmarks that reveal where muscles attach and where blood vessels and nerves pass
• CATEGORIES:

  ● PROJECTIONS or PROCESSES

  ○ Grow out from the bone surface

  ○ Bumps and ridges

  ○ All terms beginning with “T”

  ● DEPRESSIONS or CAVITIES

  ○ Indentations on the surface of the bone

  ○ Holes

  ○ All terms beginning with “F” (except facet)