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15 Cards in this Set
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Appendicular
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Pertaining to limbs or part appended to another part
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Arthrology
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Study of Joints
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Articular system
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Joints...system of body dealing w/
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Articulation
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Connection of bones..a joint
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Axial
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Line running through the center of a body; Pertaining to head & trunk
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Bursa
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Padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue (near a jt) lined w/synovial membrane & filled w/ synovial fluid helps reduce friction btwn moving parts
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Cartilage
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Type of dense connective tissue. Cells embedded in matrix that is firm, compact, withstands pressure & tension
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Fontanels
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Unossified spaces..soft spots btwn cranial bones of skull or fetus/infant
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Joint
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Point of junction btwn 2 bones
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Ligament
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Bank of fibrous connective tissue connecting bones, cartilages, other structures & serving for support or for attachment of fascia or muscles
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Olecranon processs
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Extension at proximal end of the ulna
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OS
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Bone
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Ossicle
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Any small bone (esp ear bones)
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Osteology
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Study of bones
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Process
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Projection/outgrowth of bone or tissue
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