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51 Cards in this Set
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alveolus
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a deep pit or socket in the mandible or maxillae
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articulation
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the junction of 2 bones
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auricular
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ear-shaped
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bifid
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a cleft into 2 parts or branches
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canal, meatus
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a passageway through a bone
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capitulum
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a little head
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concha
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a spiral structure like a seashell
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condyle
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a large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
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coracoid
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describing a projection shaped like a crows beak
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coronoid
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describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point
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costal
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associated with or apart of the ribs
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crest
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a narrow, prominent ridgelike projection
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cribriform
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perforated like a sieve
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cuneiform
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wedge-shaped
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demi-facet
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half of a faucet, part of an articular surface shared by 2 adjacent bones
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diaphysis
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the middle portion of a long bone, the shaft
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epicondyle
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a projection adjacent to a condyle
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epiphysis
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the end of a long bone
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facet
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a small, flat, shallow articulating surface
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fissure
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a narrow, slit like opening through a bone
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foramen
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a rounded passageway through a bone
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fossa
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a flattened or shallow depression
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fovea
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a small depression
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glenoid
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shaped like a shallow socket
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head
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a prominent, rounded epiphysis
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hiatus
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a gap
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lamina
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a thin, flat plate
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line
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a low ridge, less prominent than a crest
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malleolus
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a club-shaped or hammer-shaped process
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mastoid
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breast-shaped
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neck
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a constricted portion adjacent to a head
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notch
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an indentation or v-shaped depression
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nuchal
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associated with the nape of the neck
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pedicle
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a supporting column or stalk
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petrous
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like a rock
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process
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any marked bony prominence
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promontory
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a high place
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pterygoid
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wing-like
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ramus
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an angular extension of a bone relative the rest of the structure; a branch
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septum
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a partition
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sinus
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a cavity or hollow space in a bone
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spine
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a pointed, slender process
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squamous
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flat, scale-like
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styloid
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pointed, pen-like
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sulcus
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a narrow groove
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suture
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the line of union in an immovable articulation
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trochanter
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a massive, rough projection found only on the femur
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trochlea
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a smooth, grooved pulley-like articular process
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tubercle
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a small, round projection
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tuberosity
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a large, rough projection
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xiphoid
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shaped like a sword
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