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24 Cards in this Set
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abduct
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to draw away from the median line or axis
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adduct
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to draw toward the median line or axis
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affernet
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nerve fiber or blood vessel that "carries toward" a structure or organ
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efferent
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nerve fiber or blood vessel that "carries away" from a structure or organ prominence on the side of a bone's distal end above the condyles, for muscle attachment
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alveolus
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pit, sac, or socket; "a hollow"
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articulate
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a joining as in a joint, to bind or make tight
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bifurcate
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to divide into two branches, "fork"
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canal
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tubular channel comprised of the same tissue through which it travels
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condyle
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knob or rounded eminence that articulates with another bone
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crista
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narrow projecting ridge of a bone; "crest"
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fissure
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narrow opening or slit in a bone
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foramen
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opening or hole in a bone or membrane; "door"
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fossa
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shallow longitudinal depression of a surface; "pit"
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head
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round portion of the proximal end of a bone that articulates with another bone
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meatus
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canal or passageway through a bone or organ
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parietal
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referring to the perimeter of the body or of a cavity; "wall"
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process
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prominence of a bone that projects from the main mass
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sinus
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hollow cavity, passage, or recess in a bone or vessel
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spin
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bony process that is sharp and narrow
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trochanter
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one of two bony processes of the femur for muscle attachment
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tubercle
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small, knobby prominence on a bone
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tuberosity
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roughened, large prominence on a bone for muscle attachment
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viscera
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referring to internal organs or viscera
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vascular
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having a blood supply; "vessels"
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