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20 Cards in this Set
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acetabulum
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rounded depression or socket in the pelvis which joins the femur forming the hip bone
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acromion
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outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. it overliesthe shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle
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articular cartilage
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thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bone n the joint space
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bone
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dense hard connective tissue composing the skeleton.
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cancellous bone
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spongy porous bone tissue in the inner part of a bone
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cartilaginous tissue
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flexible rubbery connective tissue. found in the immature skeleton at the epiphyseal growth plate and on the joint surfaces
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collagen
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dense connective tissue protein strands found in boneand other tissues
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compact bone
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hard dense bone tissue usually found around the outer portion of bones
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condyle
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knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint
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cranial bones
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ethmoid, frontal, occipital, sphenoid and temporal
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diaphysis
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shaft or mid-portion of a long bone
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disk (disc)
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flat round plate like structure. located between vertebrae
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epiphseal plate
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Cartilaginous area at the ends of of long bones where lengthwise growth take place in the immature skeleton
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epiphysis
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each end of a long bone
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facial bone
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lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer and zygomatic
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fissure
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narrow slit-like opening in or between bones
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fossa
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shallow cavity in a bone
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haversian canals
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minute spaces filled with blood vessels, found in compact bones
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malleolus
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round process on both sides of the ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is part of the fibula, and the medial malleolus is part of the tibia
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metaphysis
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flared portion of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate
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