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| Appendicular skeleton: | Forms the extremities and is composed of the shoulder girdle , armbones , pelvic girdle , and leg bones.
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| Axial skeleton: | forms the main trunk of the body and is composed of the skull , spinal column , ribs , and breastbone.
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| Carpals: | bone of the wrist.
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| Clayicles: | Collar bones.
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| Cranium: | the spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain.
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| Endosteum: | A membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps the yellow marrow intact.
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| Epiphysis: | The end or head at the extremity of a long bone.
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| Femur: | Thigh bone of the leg , the longest and strongest bone in the body.
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| Fibula: | outer and smaller bone of the lower leg.
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| Fontansis: | Spaces , or soft spots , allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs.
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| Humerous: | long bone of the upper arm.
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| Joints: | An articullation , or area where two bonesmeet or join.
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| Ligaments: | fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone.
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| Medullary canal: | Inner or central portion of a long bone.
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| Metacarpals: | palm of the hand.
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| Metatarsals: | Bone of the hand between the wrist and each finger.
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| Os-coxae: | The hipbone , formed by the union of the ilum , ischlum , and pubis.
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| Patella: | The knee cap.
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| Periasteum: | fibrous membrane that covers the bone except at joint areas.
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| Pholonges: | Bones of the fingers and toes.
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| Radius: | Long bone of the forearm , between the wrist and elbow.
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| Red marrow: | soft tissue in the epiphyses.
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| Ribs: | Also called (costae) Twelve pairs of narrow , curved bones that surround the thoaric cavity.
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| Scapula: | Shoulder blade or bone.
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| Sinuses: | cavity or air space in a bone.
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| Skeletal System: | Made of organs called bones.
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| Sternum: | breastbone
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| Sutures: | surgical stiten used to join the edges of an incision or wound , also an area where bones join or fuse together.
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| Tarsals: | One of seven bones that forms the instep of the foot.
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| Tibia: | Inner and larger bone of the lower leg , between the wrist and elbow.
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| Vertebrae: | bones of the spinal column.
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| Yellow marrow: | soft tissue in the diaphyses of long bones.
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