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Axial |
Bone and cartilage protecting the soft structures in the middle. |
Divisions of the skeleton |
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Appendicular |
Bones of the limb including limb girdles |
Division of the skeleton |
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Visceral (splanchnic) |
Bones embedded in soft tissue. (Os penis, os chordis, os rostri) |
Division of the skeleton |
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Long |
Longer than they are wide |
Bone classification |
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Short |
Cubes shaped with no marrow cavity. (Cuboidal) |
Bone classification |
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Flat |
Two sheets of bones compact, that allows for protection. |
Bone classifications |
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Irregular |
Having characteristics of more than one bone |
Bone classifications |
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Sesamoid |
Small bones attached to tendons |
Bone classifications |
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Condyle |
Knuckle like projections at the distal end of the long bone |
Articular surface |
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Head |
Rounded articular process |
Articular surface |
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Neck |
Narrowed region that connects the head to the main shaft portion |
Articular surface |
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Facet |
Flat articular surface |
Articular surface |
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Trochanter |
Large, blunt, Roughened process, only found on the femur |
Bone processes |
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Tubercle |
Roughened process, only on the humerus |
Bone processes |
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Tuberosity |
Small roughened process (tibial tuberosity, ischiatic tuberosity) |
Bone processes |
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Spine |
Prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula |
Bone processes |
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Crest |
A projection structure or ridge on bone |
Bone processes |
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Malleolus |
Rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end |
Bone processes |
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Foramen |
Hole in a bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and nerves |
Bone structures |
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Fossa |
A hollow or depressed area |
Bone structures |
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Spine |
Prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula |
Bone processes |
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Crest |
A projection structure or ridge on bone |
Bone processes |
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Malleolus |
Rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end |
Bone processes |
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Foramen |
Hole in a bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and nerves |
Bone structures |
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Fossa |
A hollow or depressed area |
Bone structures |
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Groove |
Long narrow furrow that accommodates a tendon, nerve or blood vessel |
Bone structures |
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Spine |
Prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula |
Bone processes |
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Crest |
A projection structure or ridge on bone |
Bone processes |
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Malleolus |
Rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end |
Bone processes |
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Foramen |
Hole in a bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and nerves |
Bone structures |
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Fossa |
A hollow or depressed area |
Bone structures |
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Groove |
Long narrow furrow that accommodates a tendon, nerve or blood vessel |
Bone structures |
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Origin |
Proximal muscle attachment site |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Insertion |
Distal muscle attachment site |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Flexion |
Decrease in a angle between 2 bones at a joint |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Extension |
Increase in the angle between two bones at a joint |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline or median plane |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Adduction |
Movement towards the midline or median plane |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Tendon |
Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |
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Ligament |
Connective tissue that connects bone to bone |
Muscles and connective tissue terminology |