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acetabulum
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the socket that serves as the connecting point for the femur (thigh bone) and the hip
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articulation
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a point at which two individual bones connect
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ligaments
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connective tissue bands that join bone to bone, offering support to the oint
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smooth muscle (AKA)
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found in walls of hollow organs and tubes, visceral muscle
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sinus
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an opening or hollow space in a bone, as in the paranasal sinuses or the fontal sinuses
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trochanter
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large lateral projection at the point where the neck and the shaft meet
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iliac crest
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upper curved edge of the ilium
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osteoporosis
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porous fragile bones due to the loss of bone density
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osteomyelitis
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local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow from bacterial infection of blood spread to bone tissue
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frontal bone
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forms the forehead and upper part of the the bony cavities that contain the eyeballs
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