Gen Anatomy terms Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Skeletal function #1 | Support |
Skeletal function #2 | Protection |
Skeletal function #3 | Assistance in movement |
Skeletal function #4 | Mineral homeostasis |
Skeletal function #5 | Blood cell production |
Skeletal function #6 | Triglyceride Storage |
Head | Enlarged (often rounded) end |
Neck | Constricted area (between head and body) |
Body | Main portion |
Margin | border or edge |
Angle | Bend |
Ramus | Branch off the body (beyond angle) |
Condyle | Smooth, rounded articular surface |
Facet | Small, flattened articular surface |
Ridges: Line/Linea | Low ridge |
Ridges: Crest/crista | Prominent ridge |
Ridges: Spine | Very high ridge |
Projections: Process | Prominent projection |
Projection: Tubercle | Small, rounded process |
Projection: Tuberosity | Tuber, knoblike process; usually larger than a tubercle |
Projections:Tuberchanter | Large tuberosity found only on the proximal femur |
Projections: Epicondyle | Near or above the condyle |
Projections: Lingula | Flat, tongue-shaped process |
Projections: Hamulus | Hook-shaped process |
Projections: Cornu | Horn-shaped process |
Openings: Foramen (pl foramina) | Hole |
Openings: Nutrient foramen | Conveys blood vessels supplying the bone itself |
Openings: Canal or meatus | Tunnel |
Openings: Fissure | Cleft |
Openings: Sinus | Cavity or labyrinth cavity |
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