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34 Cards in this Set
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Angle
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The area or junction point of 2 or more surfaces
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Arch
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A curved or bowlike outline
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Border
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A boundary line
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Canal
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A narrow tubular passage or channel
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Cavity
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A hallow place or space
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Concha
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A part that resembles a shell
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Condyle
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A rounded smooth projection used for articulation
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Crest
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A ridge surrounding a bone or its border
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Curve
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A bend with no angle
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Eminence
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A slightly raised area above the surrounding surface
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Epicondyle
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A projection above a condyle and not used for articulation
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Facet
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A small flat surface
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Fissure
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A cleft or groove
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Foramen
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A natural opening or passage
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Fossa
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A trench or channel, denotes a hallow or depressed area
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Groove
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A shallow straight depression
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Head
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The upper, anterior, or proximal extremity of a structure
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Horn
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A pointed projection
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Line
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A stripe, streak, mark, or narrow ridge
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Margin
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An edge or border
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Meatus
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An opening into a passageway
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Neck
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A constricted portion
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Notch
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An indentation, or depression especially on the edge
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Plate
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A flat structure or layer
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Process
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A projection or outgrowth
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Promontory
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An eminence or projection
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Ramus
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A branch, a smaller structure given off by a larger one
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Ridge
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A long and continuous slightly raised projection
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Sinus
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A cavity or hollow space
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Spine
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A thorn like process or projection
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Sulcus
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A groove, trench or furrow
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Tubercule
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A nodule or small, rough, rounded eminence
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Tuberosity
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An elevation or protuberance
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Wing
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A structure resembling the wing of a bird
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