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epiphysis
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site of spongy bone in the adult
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diaphysis
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site of compact bone in the adult; scientific name for bone shaft
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red marrow
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site of hematopoiesis in the adult
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yellow marrow cavity
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sit of fat storage in the adult
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epiphyseal plate
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site of longitudinal growth in a child
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central (Haversian) canal
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longitudinal canal, carrying blood vessels and nerves
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concentric lamellae
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layers of calcified matrix
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lacunae
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"residences" of osteocytes
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canaliculi
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tiny canals, connecting lacunae
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bone matrix
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nonliving, structural part of bone
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coronal suture
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divides parietal and frontal
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squamous suture
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divides parietal and temporal
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ethmoid bone
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roof of nasal cavity
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lacrimal bone
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tearducts
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nasal
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bridge of nose
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lambdoid suture
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divides parietal and occipital
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forehead bone
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frontal
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cheekbone
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zygomatic
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mandible
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lower jaw
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palatine
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posterior part of hard palate
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parietals
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much of the lateral and superior cranium
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occipital
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most posterior part of cranium
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sphenoid
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single, irregular, bat-shaped bone, forming part of the cranial floor
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lacrimal
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tiny bones, bearing tear ducts
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maxillae
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anterior part of hard palate
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ethmoid
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superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its projections; site of cribriform plate
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temporal
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site of mastoid process; site of styloid process
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spehnoid
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site of sella turcica
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mandible
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site of mental foramen
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four bones, containing paranasal sinuses
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frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillae
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occipitals
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its condyles articulate with the atlas; foramen magnum contained here
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temporal
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middle ear found here
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vomer
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nasal septum
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ethmoid
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bears an upward protrusion, the "sock's comb," or crista galli
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deltoid tuberosity
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raised area on lateral surface of humerus to which deltoid muscle attaches
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humerus
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arm bone
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bones composing the shoulder girdle
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clavicle, scapula
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forearm bones
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radius, ulna
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acromion
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point where scapula and clavicle connect
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scapula
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shoulder girdle bone that has no attachment to the axial skeleton
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clavicle
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shoulder girdle bone that articulates anteriorly with the sternum
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glenoid cavity
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socket in the scapula for the arm bone
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coracoid process
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process above the glenoid cavity that permits muscle attachment
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trochlea
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distal medial process of the humerus; joins the ulna
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ulna
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medial bone of the forearm in anatomical position; forearm bone involved in formation of elbow joint
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capitulum
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rounded knob on the humerus that articulates with the radius
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coronoid fossa
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anterior depression; superior to the trochlea; receives part of the ulna when the forearm is flexed
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bones that articulate with the clavicle
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scapula, sternum
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ischial tuberosity
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receives the weight of the body when sitting
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pubic symphysis
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point where the coxal bones join anteriorly
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iliac crest
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upper margin of iliac bones
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acetabulum
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deep socket in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone
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sacroiliac joint
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point where axial skeleton attaches to the pelvic girdle
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femur
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longest bone in body, articulates with the coxal bone
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fibula
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lateral bone of the leg
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tibia
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medial bone of the leg
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bones forming the knee joint
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femur, tibia, patella
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tibial tuberosity
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point where the patellar ligament attaches
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medial malleolus
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distal process on medial tibial surface
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lateral malleolus
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process forming the outer ankle
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metatarsals
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bones forming the instep of the foot
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obturator foramen
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opening in a coxal bone formed by the pubic and ischial rami
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sites of muscle attachment on the proximal end of the femur
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greater and lesser trochanters, gluteal tuberosity
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talus
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tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia
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simple fracture
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bone is broken cleanly; the ends do not penetrate the skin
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closed reduction
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nonsurgical realignment of broken bone ends and splinting of bone
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greenstick fracture
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a break common in children; bone splinters, but break is incomplete
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compression fracture
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a fracture in which the bone is crushed; common in the vertebral column
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compound fraction
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a fracture in which the bone ends penetrate through the skin surface
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open reduction
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surgical realignment of broken bone ends
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spiral fracture
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a result of twisting forces
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3 bones in each inner ear
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malleus, incus, stapes
eardrum vibrates them |