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22 Cards in this Set
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Ramus
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A branch-like structure on a bone
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Suture
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A line remaining after 2 bones have joined together and fused
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ALA
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Wing
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Spine
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A sharp, slender process
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Crest
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A narrow ridge of bone
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Head
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A process supported by a constricted neck
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Trochanter
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A very large process on the femur upon which muscles attach
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Tubercle
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A small, rounded process. A small eminence
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Tuberosity
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A raised, roughened surface for the attachment of muscles
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Condyle
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Rounded, Knuckle-Like eminence on a bone that articulate with another bone.
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Fovea
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A depression or pit
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Visceral Skeletal
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Skeletal elements derived from embryonic gill arches
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Fontanel
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Space covered by tough membrane between the bones of a small infant
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Concha
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A lateral fold of bone that creates a more efficient circulation of inhaled air by increasing surface area
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Facet
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a small, smooth surface or process for articulation
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Squama
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the flat portion of a bone
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Sinus
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A cavity of in a bone
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Fissure
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A narrow slit
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Meatus
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A Canal or tube-like passage
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Sulcus
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A groove or furrow in a bone
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Fossa
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a shallow depression in a bone
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Foremen
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An opening that allows passage of nerves or blood vessels
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