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60 Cards in this Set
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ankyl/o
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stiff joint
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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sac
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carp/o
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wrist
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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clavicul/o
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clavicle, collarbone
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, tailbone
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull, head
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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 outer bone of lower leg
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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, part of hipbone
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ischi/o
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ischium, part of hipbone
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kyph/o
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hump
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lamin/o
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lamina, part of vertebra
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lord/o
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swayback, curve
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lumb/o
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loin, lower back
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mandibul/o
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mandible, jawbone
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maxill/o
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maxilla, upper jawbone
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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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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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patell/o
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patella, knee cap
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ped/o
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foot
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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phalang/o
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phalanges, bones of fingers and toes
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pub/o
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pubis, part of hipbone
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radi/o
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radius, lower arm bone
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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scapul/o
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scapula, shoulder blade
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
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vertabrae, backbone
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stern/o
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sternum, breastbone
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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tars/o
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ankle
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thorac/o
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chest
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tibi/o
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tibia, inner bone of lower leg
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uln/o
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ulna, lower arm bone
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vertebr/o
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vertebra, backbone
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-desis
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stablilize, fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-porosis
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porous
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-scopy
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procedure to visually examine
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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what purpose do bones serve?
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serve as the body's frame, protect vital organs, and store minerals.
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where does blood cell production take place?
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In bone marrow
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where do two bones meet and allow for flexibility in the skeleton?
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at the joint
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what is another for bones?
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osseous tissue
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bones are formed from what gradual process beginning before birth?
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ossification
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what is the fetal skeleton formed from?
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a cartilage model
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immature bone cells are known as what?
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osteoblasts
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osteoblasts are replaced by what in the adult skeleton?
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osteocytes
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