alveolus

a deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

articulation

the junction of two bones

auricular

ear-shaped

concha

a spiral structure like a seashell

condyle

a large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure

coronoid

describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point

costal

associated with or a part of the ribs

crest

a narrow, prominent ridge-like projection

cuneiform

wedge-shaped

epicondyle

a projection adjacent to a condyle

epiphysis

the end part of a long bone

facet

a small, flat, shallow articulating surface

fissure

a narrow slit-like opening through a bone

fossa

a flattened or shallow depression

fovea

a small pit or depression

glenoid

shaped like a shallow socket

head

a prominent, rounded epiphysis

lamina

a thin, flat plate

malleolus

a club-shaped or hammer-shaped process

mastoid

breast-shaped

meatus

a natural body opening canal or passage neck

pterygoid

winglike

ramus

an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure; a branch

septum

a partition

sinus

a cavity or hollow space in a bone

spine

a pointed, slender process

squamous

a flat, scale-like

styloid

pointed, pen-like

sulcus

a narrow groove

suture

the line of union in an immovable articulation

tubercle

a small, round projection

tuberosity

a large, rough projection

xiphoid

shaped like a sword