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A&P CH7 Skeletal System

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acetabul-   (vinegar cup) acetabulum: depression of the coxa that articulates with the head of the femur  
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ax-   (axis) axial skeleton: upright portion of the skeleton that supports the head,neck, and trunk  
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-blast   (budding) osteoblast: cell that will form bone tissue  
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carp-   (wrist) carpals: wrist bones  
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-clast   (break) osteoclast: cell that breaks down bone tissue  
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condyl-   (knob) condyle: rounded, bony process  
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corac-   (a crow’s beak) coracoid process: bead-like process of the scapula  
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cribr:   (sieve) cribriform plate: portion of the ethmoid bone with many small openings  
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crist-   (crest) crista galli: bony ridge that projects upward into the cranial cavity  
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fov-   (pit) fovea capitis: pit in the head of a femur  
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glen-   (joint socket) glenoid cavity: depression in the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus  
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hema-   (blood) hematoma: blood clot  
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inter-   (among, between) intervertebral disc: structure located between adjacent vertebrae  
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intra-   (inside) intramembranous bone: bone that forms within sheetlike masses of connective tissue  
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meat-   (passage) auditory meatus: canal of the temporal bone that leads inward to parts of the ear  
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odont-   (tooth) odontoid process: toothlike process of the second cervical vertebra  
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poie-   (make, produce) hematopoiesis process by which blood cells are formed  
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