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| rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femur(thigh bone, forming the hip bone | acetabulum
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| outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. it overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle | acromion
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| thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bone in the joint space | articular cartilage
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| dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton | bone
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| one of the mineral constituents of bone | calcium
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| spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of the bone | cancellous bone
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| flexible, rubbery connective tissue. | cartilaginous tissue
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| dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues | collagen
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| hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones | compact bone
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| knucke-like process at the end of a bone near the joint | condyle
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| skull bones | cranial bones
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| shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone | diaphysis
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| flat, round, plate-like structure | disk(disc)
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| cartilaginous area at the end of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton | epiphyseal plate
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| each end of a long bone;the area beyond the epiphyseal | epihysis
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| bones of the face | facial bones
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| narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones | fissure
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| soft spot(incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant | fontanelle
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| opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave | foramen
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| shallow csvity in a bone | fossa
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| minute spaces filled with blood vessels, found in compact bone | haversian canals
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| round process on both sides of the ankle joint. | malleolus
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| upper portion of the sternum | manubrium
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| round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear | mastoid process
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| central, hallowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone | medullary cavity
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| flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate. | metaphysis
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| large process on the proximal end of the ulna | olecranon
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| bone tissue | osseous tissue
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| process of bone formation | ossification
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| bone cell that helps form bony tissue | osteoblast
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| bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue | osteoclast
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| membrane surrounding bones | periosteum
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| mineral substnce found in bones in combination with calcium | phosphorus
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| area of confluence(coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis | pubic symphysis
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| found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis | red bone marrow
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| twelve pairs are curved bones that form the chest wall | ribs
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