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30 Cards in this Set
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flat bones
scapula (shoulder blade) |
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Irregular bone
Sphenoid (behind eye and by temple) |
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Flat bones
Sternum (middle of chest-thoracic cage) |
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Short bone
Talus (ancle) |
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long bone
tibia and fibula of of leg (calfs) |
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coccyx
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condyle
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a rounded knob that articulates with another bone
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facet
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A smooth flat slightly convace or convex articular suface
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head
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the prominent expanded end of a bone sometimes rounded
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crest
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a narrow ridge
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condyle
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Rounded knob that articulates with another bone
(occipital condules of the skull) |
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Facet
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Smooth flat slightly concave or convex articular surface
(articular facets of the vertebrae) |
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head
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the prominent expanded end of a bone sometimes rounded
( head of femur) |
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Crest
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A narrow ridge
(iliac crest of pelvis) |
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epicondyle
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a projection superior to a condyle
( medial epicondyle of the femur) |
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line
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a slightly raised elongated ridge ( nuchal lines of the skull)
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Process
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Any bony prominence (mastoid process of the skull)
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Protuberance
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a bony outgrowth or protruding part
(mental protuberance of the chin) |
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Spine
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Sharp, slender or narrow process
(spine of the scapula) |
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trochanter
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two massive processes unique to the femur
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tubercle
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a small rounded process (greater tubercle of the humerus)
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Tuberosity
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rough elevated surface (tibial tuberosity)
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Alveolus
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a pit or socket (tooth socket)
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Fossa
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A shallow broad or elongated basin (mandibular fossa)
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Fovea
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A small pit ( fovea capitis of the femur)
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Sulcus
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A groove for a tendon, nerve or blood vessel (intertubercular sulcus of the humerus)
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Canal
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A tubular passage or tunnel in a bone (condylar canal of the skull)
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Fissure
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A slit through a bone ( orbital fissures behind the eye)
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Foramen
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A slit through a bone ( orbital fissures behind the eye)
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Meatus
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An opening into a canal (acoustic meatus of the ear)
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