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29 Cards in this Set
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Keratinoyte
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An epidermal cell that produces keratin
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Stratum Corneum
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The horny outer layer of the skin
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Stratum Spinosum
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Layer of the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale
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Epidermis
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The outer layer of cells covering an organism
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Sutural bones
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Any distinct piece of the skeleton of the body
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Sesamoid
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A small independent bone or bony nodule developed in a tendon where it passes over an angular structure.
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kneecap
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Humerus
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The bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow
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Trochanter
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Any of two bony protuberances by which muscles are attached to the upper part of thigh bone
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Foramen
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An opening, hole, or passage
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Trochlea
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A structure resembling or acting like a pulley
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Fossa
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A shallow depression or hollow
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Metaphysis
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Wide portion of a long bone between the epiphysis and the narrow diaphysis
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Osteocyte
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A bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted
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Lacrimmal fossa
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A shallow depression in the roof of the orbit, lodging the lacrimal gland
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Mastoid Process
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A conical prominence of the temporal bone behind the ear
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Styloid process
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A slender projection of bone
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Sella turcica
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A depression in the middle line of the upper surface of the sphenoid bone in which the pituatary gland is lodged
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Pituitary
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The major endocrine gland
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Cribriform plate
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The horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone perforated with numerous foramina
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Cristi Galli
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Median ridge of bone that projects from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
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Sphenoid
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A compound bone that forns the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain
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Nasal conchae
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Long, narrow and curled bone shelf that protudes into the breathing passage of the nose
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Carpal bones
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Any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
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Phalangeal bones
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Bones in the toes and fingers
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Deltoid tuberosity
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Rough, triangular area on the outer side of the middle of the humerus
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Endomysium
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Delicate connective tissue surrounding the individual muscular fibers within the smallest bundles
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Fascicle
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A bundle of structures
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Perimysium
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The sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers
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Tendon
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A flexible but inelstic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
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