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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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ULNA
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Lower arm bone
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ILIUM
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Upper part of the hip bone
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DIAPHYSIS
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The shaft of a long bone
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CLAVICLE
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Collarbone
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BURSA
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Sac of fluid near joints
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LORDOSIS
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Condition of anterior curvature of the spine
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FIBULA
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Smaller of the two leg bones
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TIBIA
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Larger of the two lower leg bones
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OLECRANON
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The elbow
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METATARSAL
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The foot bone
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ACETABULUM
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Rounded, depression or socket in the pelvis, forms the hip joint
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ACROMION
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Outward extension of the shoulder bone
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ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
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Thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint space
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CALCIUM
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Mineral constituent of bone
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CANCELLOUS BONE
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Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of bone
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CARTILAGE
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Flexible connective tissue found in the immature skeleton, epiphyseal plate, and on joint surfaces
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COLLAGEN
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Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone
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COMPACT BONE
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Hard, dense bone tissue usually found around the outer portion of a bone
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CONDYLE
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Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near a joint
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CRANIAL BONES
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Skull bones, ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, spheniod and temporal
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