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Vocabulary

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Acetabulum   Rounded depression in the pelvis, which joins the femur, forming the hip joint  
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Acromion   Outward extension of the sholder bone forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle.  
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Articular cartilage   Thin layer of cartilage occurring at the ends of long bones and covering any part that comes together with another bone to form a joint.  
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Bone   Dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton.  
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Calcium   One of the mineral constituents of bone.  
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Cancellous bone   Spongy, porous, trabecular bone.  
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Cartilaginous tissue (cartilage)   Flexible, rubbery connective tissue.  
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Collagen   Dense connective tissue strands found in bone.  
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Compact bone   Hard, dense bone tissue.  
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Condyle   Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint.  
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Crandial bones   Skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal.  
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Diaphysis   Shaft or midportion of a long bone.  
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Disk   Flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae.  
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Epiphyseal plate   Cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton.  
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Epiphysis   Each end of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate.  
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Facial bones   Lacrimal, mandible, maxillae, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic.  
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Fissure   Narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones.  
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Fontanelle   soft spot between the skull bones of an infant.  
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Foramen   Opening or passage in bones where blood vessels, nerves, or both enter and leave.  
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Fossa   Shallow cavity in a bone.  
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Haversian canals   Minute spaces filled with blood vessels.  
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Malleolus   Round process on both sides of the ankle joint.  
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Manubrium   Upper portion of the sternum; articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle.  
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Mastoid process   Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear.  
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Medullary cavity   Central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of the bone.  
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Metaphysis   The flared portion of a long bone, lying between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate.  
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Olecranon   Large process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow.  
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Osseous tissue   Bone tissue.  
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Ossification   Process of bone formation.  
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Osteoblast   Bone cell that helps form bone tissue.  
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Osteoclast   Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue.  
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Periosteum   Membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue.  
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Pubic symphysis   Area of confluence of the two pubic bones.  
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Red bone marrow   Found in cancellous bone.  
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Ribs   These 24 elongated, curved bones form the bony wall of the chest.  
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Sella turcica   Depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located.  
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Sinus   Hollow cavity within a bone.  
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Styloid process   pole-like process on the temporal bone.  
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Suture   Joint between bones, such as the skull.  
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Temporomandibular joint   Connection between the temporal base of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw.  
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Trabeculae   Supporting bundles of bony fibers in spongy bone.  
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Trochanter   Large process on lateral proximal aspect of the femur; attachment site for muscles and tendons.  
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Tubercle   Rounded process on bone  
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Vertebra   An individual backbone  
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Xiphoid process   Lower, narrow portion of the sternum.  
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Yellow bone marrow   Fatty tissue found in the diaphyses of long bones in older individuals.  
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Articulation   joint  
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Bursa   sac of fluid near a joint  
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Ligament   connective tissue binding bones to other bones; supports, strengthens, and stabilizes the joint.  
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Suture joint   joint in which apposed surfaces are closely united; motion is minimal  
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Synovial cavity   space between bonesat a synovial joint  
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Synovial fluid   sticky fluid within the synovial cavity  
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Synovial joint   a freely moving joint  
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Synovial membrane   membrane lining the synovial cavity; produces synovial fluid  
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Tendon   connective tissue that binds muscles to bones.  
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Flexion   bending a limb  
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Extension   straightening out a limb  
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Abduction   movement away from the midline of the body  
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Adduction   movement toward the midline of the body  
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Rotation   circular movement around an axis  
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Dorsiflexion   decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends upward  
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Plantar flexion   the motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground; pointing the toes.  
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Supination   As applied to the hand and forearm, the act of turning the palm forward, or up.  
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Pronation   as applied to the hand and forarm, the act of turning the palm backward, or down.  
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Facia   fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles.  
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Insertion of a musle   connection of the muscle to a bone that moves  
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Origin of a muscle   connection of the muscle to a stationary bone.  
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Skeletal muscle   muscle connected to bones  
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Smooth muscle   muscle conneted to internal organs  
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Striated muscle   skeletal muscle  
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Visceral muscle   smooth muscle  
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