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A&P Ch. 8 - Skeletal System

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Dense, hard type of bone   show
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show Trabeculae  
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show Epiphyseal disc  
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show epiphyseal disc  
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show periosteum  
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show medullary cavity  
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show articular cartilage  
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mature bone cell   show
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show haversian system  
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inner lining of the medullary cavity of a long bone   show
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the shaft of a long bone   show
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site of blood cell formation   show
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bone building cell   show
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eroding activity of this cell remodels and expands the medullary cavity   show
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cancellous bone   show
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show epiphysis  
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show spongy bone  
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called the growth plate   show
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this cell is responsible for bone resorption   show
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lower jaw bone, contains the lower teeth   show
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show external auditory meatus  
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show maxilla  
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cheekbones, form part of the orbits for eyes   show
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show parietal  
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forms the bony structure of the nasal cavity   show
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show mandible  
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forms the floor and back wall of the cranium   show
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the large hole in this bone is called the foramen magnum   show
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forms the forehead   show
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show palatine bones  
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show sphenoid  
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on sides of head close to ears   show
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contains external auditory meatus, styloid process, zygomatic process, mastoid process   show
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articulates with the temporal bone to form a freely movable joint   show
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show frontal  
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show true ribs  
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show false ribs  
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show floating ribs  
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lower tip of the sternum   show
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ribs that are closest to clavicle   show
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depression on superior border of the manubrium   show
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show true ribs  
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show manubrium  
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ribs that do not attach to sternum   show
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ribs that attach indirectly to sternum   show
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also called the angle of louis   show
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should be less than 90 degrees   show
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show manubriosternal junction  
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show body  
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articulation between manubrium and body of the breastbone   show
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show scapula  
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show glenoid cavity  
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show humerus  
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show olecranon process  
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collarbone   show
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show metacarpals  
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show phalanges  
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bone that contains the glenoid cavity   show
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show acromion  
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show humerus  
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show humerus  
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show humerus  
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show ulna  
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show carpals  
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bone in lower arm on thumb side   show
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pointy part of shoulder   show
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also called the shoulder girdle   show
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head of this bone articulates with the glenoid cavity   show
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show scapula  
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bones that articulate w/ the proximal phalanges   show
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show ulna  
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show ulna  
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show clavicle  
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the thumb   show
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show pollux  
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part of the coxal bone on which you sit   show
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bone that contains the obturator foramen   show
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show patella  
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show tibia  
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show symphysis pubis  
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part of the hipbone that flares   show
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show metatarsals  
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thin non-weight bearing long bone of leg   show
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show calcaneus  
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bony process on the femur   show
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show phalanges  
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largest bone on body   show
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head of femur articulates w/ this depression in the coxal bone   show
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depression formed by union of the ilium, ischium, pubis   show
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show pelvic girdle  
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distal end of this bone is the lateral malleolus   show
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articulates w/ coxal bone to form the hip and tibia to form the knee   show
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show tibia  
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show hallux  
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this tarsal articulates w/ both tibia and fibula   show
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long weight-bearing bone in the leg   show
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show metatarsals  
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the 2-bone phalange   show
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show ischial tuberosity  
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show coxal bone  
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show patella  
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show tibia  
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show symphysis pubis  
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part of the hipbone that flares   show
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show metatarsals  
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thin non-weight bearing long bone of leg   show
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heel bone   show
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show trochanter  
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show phalanges  
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show femur  
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head of femur articulates w/ this depression in the coxal bone   show
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depression formed by union of the ilium, ischium, pubis   show
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formed by the two coxal bones   show
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distal end of this bone is the lateral malleolus   show
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articulates w/ coxal bone to form the hip and tibia to form the knee   show
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show tibia  
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the great toe   show
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this tarsal articulates w/ both tibia and fibula   show
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show tibia  
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forms ball of foot   show
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the 2-bone phalange   show
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show on fibula  
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show on occipital bone  
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show temporal bone  
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show tibia  
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greater sciatic notch   show
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show coxal  
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olecranon process   show
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show coxal  
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greater trochanter   show
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acromion process   show
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show temporal  
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show coxal  
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show humerus  
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glenoid cavity   show
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acetabulum   show
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show coxal  
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show axis  
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show temporal  
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show sphenoid  
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xiphoid process   show
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coracoid process   show
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lesser trochanter   show
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show sternum  
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show hinge  
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show ball and socket  
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show suture  
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small sacs of synovial fluid that ease movement at the joint   show
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type of joint the symphysis pubis and invertebral discs are   show
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show ball and socket  
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tiptoe position   show
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bending the foot towards the shin   show
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type of joint formed by the distal finger bones   show
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show circumduction  
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type of movement as the lower arm bends toward upper arm, decreasing angle of joint   show
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tough strands of connective tissue that connect bone to bone   show
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straightening of a joint so that the angle between bones increases   show
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show suture  
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show long bones  
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bones shaped like cubes, primarily found in wrist + ankles   show
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bones that are thin, flat, curved. form breastbone, ribs, skull   show
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bones that are differently shaped, hip bones, vertebrae, various bones in skull   show
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show spongy (cancellous) bone  
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the microscopic unit of compact bone   show
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show osseous  
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bone cells   show
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show support/protect organs, support weight of body, enables body to move, stores calcium and phosphorus, red bone marrow produces blood cells  
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where is red marrow found in adults?   show
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the hollow center of the diaphysis   show
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show endosteum  
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tough fibrous connective tissue membrane that covers outside of diaphysis   show
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show articular cartilage  
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the formation of bone   show
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show bone resorption  
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show condyle  
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show epicondyle  
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show head  
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small, flattened surface   show
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ridge on a bone   show
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prominent projection on a bone   show
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a sharp projection   show
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knoblike projection   show
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show trochanter  
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opening through a bone, usually serves as a passageway for nerves blood vessels and ligaments   show
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depression or groove   show
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tunnel or tubelike passageway   show
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cavity or hollow space   show
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show bones of skull, hyoid bone, bones of the middle ear, vertebral column, and bony thorax  
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appendicular skeleton   show
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show cranium  
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bone that forms the forehead, upper part of the bony structure surrounding the eyes   show
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form the upper sides of the head, roof of cranial cavity (top of head)   show
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sides of head, close to ears   show
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opening for the ear, located on temporal bone   show
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forms part of cheekbone, located on temporal bone   show
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sharp projection used as a point of attachment used for several muscles associated w/ tongue and larynx, located on temporal bone   show
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forms point of attachment for some of the muscles of the neck, located on temporal bone   show
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bone located at back and base of skull   show
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show foramen magnum  
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butterfly-shaped bone that forms part of the floor and sides of cranium   show
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depression in the midline of sphenoid bone   show
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irregularly shaped bone located between eye orbits, helps form bony structure of nasal cavity   show
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lower jaw bone   show
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bone that carries the upper teeth   show
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show palatine bones  
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show palatine process  
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cheekbones   show
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other facial bones (besides mandible, maxilla, palatine and zygomatic)   show
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air filled cavities located in several of the bones of the skull   show
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what are the 4 sinuses called (1 word)   show
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show frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, maxillary sinus  
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show suture  
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show coronal suture  
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show squamous suture  
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show lambdoidal suture  
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show hyoid bone  
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bones of the middle ear   show
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how many bones in the vertebral column?   show
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how many cervical vertebrae   show
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show 12  
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show 5  
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name the 4 curvatures of the spine   show
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show vertebrae C7, vertebra prominens  
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show L4  
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show sacrum  
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tailbone   show
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show Atlas  
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show Axis  
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opening for the spinal cord   show
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failure of the lamina to fuse during fetal development   show
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show atlas  
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cervical vertebrae that allows you to "no" (side to side)   show
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lateral curvature in the thoracic vertebrae   show
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exaggerated thoracic curvature, hunchback   show
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show lordosis  
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show sternum  
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show manubrium, body, xiphoid process  
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cartilage of the ribs   show
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show suprasternal notch  
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show sternomanubrial junction  
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large, flat bone shaped like a triangle, shoulder blade   show
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show glenoid cavity  
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the pointy part of the shoulder   show
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show acromion and coracoid processes  
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depression of the humerus that holds the olecranon process of the ulna   show
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bony point of the elbow   show
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show pelvic girdle  
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show pelvis  
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show broader and shallower than male  
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show narrow, funnel-shaped  
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largest part of coxal bone   show
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show ilium  
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show ischium  
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part of the coxal bone where you sit   show
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show pubis  
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largest foramen in body   show
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show obturator foramen  
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area surrounded by flaring parts of the 2 iliac bones   show
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show true pelvis  
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show pelvic brim  
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longest/strongest bone in body   show
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bone that is most easily broken in older people during a fall   show
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show patella  
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show tibial tuberosity  
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show articulation  
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branch of science that studies joints   show
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branch of science that studies diseases of joints   show
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show synovial joints  
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show joint capsule  
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show synovial membrane  
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show synovial fluid  
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show supporting ligaments  
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show medial and lateral meniscus  
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show anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament  
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joint at the mandible and temporal bones   show
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show sternoclavicular  
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show sternomanubrial  
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show acromioclavicular  
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show glenohumeral  
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show humeroulnar  
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joint at carpals and radius   show
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show metacarpophalangeal  
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joint at knee   show
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joint of tibia and fibula, top of lower leg   show
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joint of tibia and fibula, bottom of lower leg   show
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allows for rotation around the length of a bone   show
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formed when ball shaped end of one bone fits into cup-shaped socket of another bone   show
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show cranial bones  
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show intervertebral discs, symphysis pubis  
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show jawbone, knuckles  
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gliding joints   show
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show thumb  
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show atlas and axis  
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