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Title: 8.23

Description: Terms

Total Flash Cards: 21

Created: 08/23/2006 09:58:03

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Term
Condyle
 Definition
Rounded articular projection
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Foramen
 Definition
Hole
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Ramus
 Definition
Branch of a nerve, artery, vein or bone.
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Crest
 Definition
Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
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Fossa
 Definition
Depression often on articular surface
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Sinus
 Definition
Mucus Membrane lined air filled cavity in certain cranial bones
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diaphysis
 Definition
Elongated shaft of a long bone
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Head
 Definition
Bony expansion carried on bony neck
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Spine
 Definition
Sharp, slender often pointed projection
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Endosteum
 Definition
connective tissue membrane covering internal bone surfaces
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Line
 Definition
Narrow raise fo bone less prominant than crest
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Sulcus
 Definition
A furrom along the brain, less deep than a fissure
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epicondyle
 Definition
raised area on or above condyle
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Meatus
 Definition
Canal Like passage way
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trochanter
 Definition
very large blunt, irregularly shaped process
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Epiphysis
 Definition
the end of a long bone
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Medullary cavity
 Definition
narrow cavity in adults, yellow bone marrow
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tubercle
 Definition
Small rounded projection or process
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Fissure
 Definition
A groove or a cleft, the deepest depression on the brain
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periosteum
 Definition
external cover for bone (except joint surfaces) white 2 layer membrane around bone
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tuberosity
 Definition
large rounded projection, may be roughened