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108 Cards in this Set
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calc/o
calci/o |
calcium
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kyph/o
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humpback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
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lord/o
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curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
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spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
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vertebra
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vertebr/o (used to describe the structure)
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vertebra
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-blast
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embryonic or immature cell
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-clast
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to break
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-malacia
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softening
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-physis
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to grow
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-porosis
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pore, passage
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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calcane/o
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calcaneus (heel bone)
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carp/o
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carpals (wrist bones)
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clavicul/o
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clavicle (collar bone)
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cost/o
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ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)
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crani/o
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cranium
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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ili/o
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ilium (upper part f pelvic bone)
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isch/o
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ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
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malleol/o
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malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
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mandibul/o
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mandible (lower jaw bone)
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maxill/o
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maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
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metatarsals (foot bones)
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olecran/o
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olecranon (elbow)
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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pelv/i
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pelvis (hipbone)
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perone/o
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fibula
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phalang/o
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phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
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pub/o
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pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bones)
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radi/o
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radius (lower arm bone-thumb side)
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scapul/o
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scapula (shoulder bone)
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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tars/o
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tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)
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tibi/o
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tibia (shin bone)
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uln/o
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ulna (lower arm bone - little finger side)
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fasci/o
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fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
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fibr/o
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fibrous connective tissue
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leiomy/o
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smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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plant/o
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sole of the foot
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rhabdomy/o
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skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
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-asthenia
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lack of strength
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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dorsi-
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back
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poly-
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many, much
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acetabulum
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Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femur (thigh bone), forming the hip joint.
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acromion
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Outward extension of the shoulder bone forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle.
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articular cartilage
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Thin layer of cartilage occurring at the ends of long bones and covering any part of any bone that comes together with another bone to form a joint.
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bone
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Dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton. Examples are long bone (femur), short bones (carpals), flat bones (scapula), and sesamoid bones (patella).
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calcium
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One of the mineral constituents of bone. Calcium phosphate is the major calcium salt in bones.
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cancellous bone
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Spongy, porous, trabecular bone.
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cartilaginous tissue (cartilage)
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Flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton at the epiphyseal growth plate and on joint surfaces.
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collagen
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Dense connective tissue strands found in bone.
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compact bone
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Hard, dense bone tissue
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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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Skull bones; ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal.
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diaphysis
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Shaft, or midportion, of a long bone.
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disk (disc)
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Flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae.
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epiphyseal plate
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Cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton.
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epiphysis
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Each end of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate.
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facial bones
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Bones of the face; lacrimal, mandible, maxillae, 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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fontanelle
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Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant.
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foramen
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Opening or passage in bones where blood vessels, nerves, or both enter and leave. The foramen magnum is the opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes.
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fossa
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Shallow cavity in bone.
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Haversian canals
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Minute spaces filled with blood vessels; found in compact bone.
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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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Manubrium
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Upper portion of the sternum; articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle.
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Mastoid process
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Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear.
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medullary cavity
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Central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone.
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metaphysis
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The flared portion of a long bone, lying between the diaphysis (shaft) and the epiphyseal plate (meta-means between)
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olecranon
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Large process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow.
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osseous tissue
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bone tissue
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ossification
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Process of bone formation
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osteoblast
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Bone cell that helps form bone tissue.
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Osteoclast
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Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue.
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Periosteum
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Membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue.
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Phosphorus
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Mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium.
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pubic symphysis
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Area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones. They are joined (sym-means together, -physis means to grow) by a fibrocartilaginous disc.
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red bone marrow
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Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis
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ribs
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These 24 elongated, curved bones from the bony wall of the chest.
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sella turcica
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Depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located.
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sinus
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Hollow cavity within a bone.
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styloid process
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Pole-like process on the temporal bone.
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suture
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Joint between bones, such as the skull.
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temporomandibular joint
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Connection between the temporal base of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw.
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trabeculae
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Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone.
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trochanter
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Large process on lateral proximal aspect of the femur; attachment site for muscles and tendons.
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tubercle
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Rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons.
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tuberosity
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Rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons.
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vertebra
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An individual backbone composed of the vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, lamina and neural canal
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xiphoid process
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Lower, narrow portion of the sternum.
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yellow bone marrow
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Fatty tissue found in the diaphyses of long bones in older individuals.
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