Condyle
Large, smooth, rounded oval structure
Facet
Small, flat, shallow surface
Head
Prominent, rounded epiphysis
Trochlea
Smooth, grooved, pulley-like process
Alveolus (plural: alveoli)
Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
Fossa (plural: fossae)
Flattened or shallow depression
Sulcus
Narrow groove
Crest
Narrow, prominent, ridgelike projection
Epicondyle
Projection adjacent to a condyle
Line
Low Ridge
Process
Any marked bony prominence
Ramus (plural: rami)
Angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure
Spine
Pointed, slender process
Trochanter
Massive, rough projection found only on the femur
Tubercle
Small, rounded projection
Tuberosity
Large, rough projection
Canal
Passageway through a bone
Fissure
Narrow, slitlike opening through a bone
Foramen (plural: foramina)
Rounded passageway through a bone
Meatus
Passageway through a bone
Sinus
Cavity or hollow space in a bone