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Definitions

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Definition
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Axial   the central part of the body/skeleton   Head, Neck, Vertebral column, Thoracic  
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Appendicular   an appendage or limb   Arms, Legs  
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Pectoral Girdle   point of attachment for bones of arm and hand   Clavicle and Scapula  
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Pelvic Girdle   point of attachment for bones of leg and foot   Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis  
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Process   any roughened protrusion or bump   for Muscle Attachment - Mastoid  
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Spine   an pointed process of slender ridge   for Muscle Attachment - Scapula  
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Crest   roughened, curved ridge   for Muscle Attachment - Iliac  
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Condyle   smooth, rounded knob forming a Joint   distal end of Femur  
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Epicondyle   prominence near a condyle - rough   Muscle Attachment - distal end of Femur  
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Tubercle   small, rounded nodule   Muscle Attachment - proximal bumps  
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Tuberosity   Large, Rough process   Muscle Attachment - Radial  
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Trochanter   very Large, Blunt projection   proximal of Femur  
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Fossa   Shallow, Pocket, often forming a joint   Hip  
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Fovea   small Pit - for ligament attachment   in proximal head of Femur  
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Sulcus   groove   often for Blood Vessels  
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Facet   Flat, Smooth pad - forming a joint/articulation   Vertebrae  
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Foramen   communicating holes for Blood Vessels and Nerves   Foramen ovale, Optic Foramen, Foramen Magnum  
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Fissure   narrow Slit or Gap for passage of Blood Vessels or Nerves - often Between Bones   Superior Orbital Fissure  
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Orbit   Deep socket for the Eyeball   PF SMELZ  
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Meatus   Entrance into a Tubular canal Within a bone   Internal/External Auditory Meatus  
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Sinus   Concealed, hollow cavity for lightening bones   Frontal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid sinuses  
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Extension   INCREASING the ANGLE between 2 bones   extending the arm  
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Flexion   DECREASING the ANGLE between 2 bones   lifting the leg  
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Abduction   moving AWAY from the MIDLINE   side kicks  
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Adduction   moving TOWARD the MIDLINE   bringing legs together  
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Rotation   REVOLVING around the center AXIS   humerous  
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Circumduction   the END of an appendage describes the CIRCLE   rolling the head  
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Supination   moving PALMS from POSTERIOR ---> ANTERIOR   palms  
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Pronation   moving PALMS from ANTERIOR ---> POSTERIOR   palms  
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Protraction   HORIZONTAL motion of a bodily part, ANTERIORLY   stick out tongue  
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Retraction   HORIZONTAL motion of a bodily part, POSTERIORLY   put tongue back into mouth  
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Elevation   VERTICAL motion, SUPERIORLY   eyelids, shoulders  
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Depression   VERTICAL motion, INFERIORLY   shoulders  
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Plantar Flexion   movement of the foot as HEEL ELEVATES   stepping on gas pedal  
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Dorsiflexion   movement of the foot as HEEL is DEPRESSED   squats, walking  
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