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23 Cards in this Set
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scapula
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shoulder blade bone; articulates with humerus
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spine
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raised line on cranial side of scapula
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neck (scapula)
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shaft of distal end of bone beneath the acromion process and the glenoid cavity
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acromion process
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protrusion of spine at distal end of the scapula
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glenoid cavity / fossa
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socket joint at distal end of scapula that articulates with the humerus
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corocoid process
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protrusion at distal end of scapula on lateral edge next to glenoid cavity
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humerus
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upper arm bone; articulates with scapula and radius / ulna
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head (humerus)
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smooth, round articular end on proximal end on medial side of humerus; articulates with glenoid cavity of scapula
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trochlea
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pulley-shaped feature on distal end on medial side of humerus next to capitulum; articulates with ulna
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capitulum
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articular surface on distal end on lateral side of humerus, next to trochlea
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olecranon fossa
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deep indentation on distal end on caudal side (same side as head) of humerus; articulates with olecranon process of ulna
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radial fossa
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indentation on distal end on cranial side of humerus; articulates with head of radius
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radius
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cranial bone of forearm; articulates with ulna, humerus, and carpals
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ulna
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caudal bone of forearm; articulates with radius, humerus, and carpals
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capitular fossa
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concave feature on proximal end of radius; articulates with capitulum of humerus
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trochlear neck
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notch on olecronon process of ulna that articulates with trochlea of humerus
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olecranon process
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large protrusion on proximal end on caudal side of the ulna that forms the elbow; articulates with olecranon fossa of humerus and radius
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styloid process
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protrusion on distal end and medial side of ulna forming bump on wrist; articulates with carpals
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carpals
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rows of wrist bones; articulate with radius / ulna and metacarpus
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metacarpus
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long bone that of hand with concave proximal and pulley-shaped distal ends; articulates with carpals and phalanges; D-shaped or C-shaped in cross-section
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proximal / first phalanx
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first joint of finger / toe; pulley-shaped on both ends
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second phalanx
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second joint of finger / toe; convex on proximal and pulley-shaped on distal end
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third phalanx
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third joint of finger / toe; concave on proximal and pointed on distal end
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