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12 Cards in this Set
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a network of valveless vessels that drain the fluid or lymph from the body tissues
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lymphatic system
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33 bones that make up the vertebral column
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vertebrae
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short column of bone that forms the weight bearing section of the vertebra
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vertebral body
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opening in the vertebra that holds the spinal cord
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spinal canal
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thick bony struts that connect the vertebral bodies with the spinous/transverse processes and help make up the opening for the spinal canal
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pedicles
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posterior bones of the vertebra that make up the foramen
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laminae
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bony growth on the pedicle that helps with muscle attachement
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transverse process
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cartilaginous pad between vertebrae
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intervertebral disc
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union between xiphoid process and body of the sternum
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xiphisternal joint
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central medial region of the lung where the bronchi and pulmonary vasculate enter the lung
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pulmonary hilium
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large arts and veins that eneter and exit heart, vena cava, pul veins and pul arts
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great vessels
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cord like remnant of a fetal vessel connecting the pulmonary artery to the aorta at the aortic isthmus
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ligamentum arteriosum
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