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36 Cards in this Set
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Axial Skeleton
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Head and trunk
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Appendicular Skeleton
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Arms and legs
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Body
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The main part of a bone from which other markings often extend.
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Canal
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A tube-like opening through a bone, Nerves and blood vessels often pass through canals.
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Condyle
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A relatively large, rounded projection where the bone articulates with part of another bone.
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Markings
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Bumps, grooves, holes, etc. allow you to identify specific bones, including which side of the body they come from.
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Crest
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A narrow ridge on the bone, usually found where a flat muscle, tendon, or ligament attaches to the bone.
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Diaphysis
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The cylindrical shaft of a long bone. It provides leverage and may have other markings on it.
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Epicondyle
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A relatively small, rounded bump where muscles, tendons, and ligaments attach to the bone. It is always located on the surface of a condyle.
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Articulate
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Enlargements at the ends of a bone that allow it to connect with other bones in the proper manner.
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Epiphysis
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The enlarged end of a long bone. It is enlarged to strenghten the joint and provide added surface area for the attachments of tendons and ligaments. Often includes other markings such as condyles or epicondyles.
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Facet
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A smooth, flat area where the bone articulates with part of another bone.
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Fissure
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A narrow elongated opening, usually irregular in shape. Nerves and blood vessels often pass through them.
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Foramen
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A round or oval hole through a bone, not as long as a canal or meatus.
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Fossa
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A large, flat region or shallow depression on a bone.
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Groove
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A narrow depression on a bone through which some other structure runs.
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Head
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A rounded enlargement carried on a neck of a bone which takes part in forming a joint.
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Line
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A narrow ridge, smaller than a crest, but also a place where a flat ligament, tendon, or muscle attaches to the bone.
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Meatus
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A tube-like opening or passage in a bone.
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Neck
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A narrowed region at one end of a long bone, leading to a head.
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Process
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A general term for a long projection from a bone.
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Protuberance
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A general term for a small, irregular projection from a bone.
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Ramus
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A round or flattened extension from the body of a bone, usually for articulation with another bone.
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Sinus
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An air-filled cavity within a bone, lined by mucous membrane.
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Spine
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A sharp, slender projection of a bone for muscle, tendon, or ligament attachment.
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Trochanter
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A large, irregularly shaped projection of a bone.
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Tubercle
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A small round projection of a bone.
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Tuberosity
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A large, rounded projection of a bone for muscle attachment, usually rough.
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Wing
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An elongated, flattened extension of a bone.
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Trochanter
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A large, irregularly shaped projection of a bone.
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Tubercle
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A small round projection of a bone.
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Tuberosity
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A large, rounded projection of a bone for muscle attachment, usually rough.
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Wing
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An elongated, flattened extension of a bone.
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Cranium
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Bones that surround and protect the brain.
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Face
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Bones that support the eyes, nose, and mouth and provide attachments for the muscles of facial expression.
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Sutures
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Nonmovable joints that are found only in the head.
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