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Undergraduate 1
09/20/2012

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Term
Sinuses
Definition
cavities
Term
Head
Definition
Rounded end of a long bone
Term
foramen
Definition
opening or hole in a bone
Term
fossa/groove/pit
Definition
indentation of a bone also called depression
Term
condyles/epicondyles
Definition
rounded bone projections
Term
neck
Definition
constricted end ofa long bone before the head or rounded end
Term
canal/meatus
Definition
long or deep hole in a bone
Term
coronal
Definition
joins the frontal bone to the two parietal bones
Term
frontal bone
Definition
bone that closes the anterior part of the cranial cavity and forms the skeleton of the forehead
Term
lambdoid suture
Definition
joins the two parietal bones to the occipital bone
Term
occipital bone
Definition
bone situated at the posterior and inferior part of the cranium
Term
parietal bones
Definition
bones forming part of the superior and lateral surfaces of the skull and joining each other in the midline at the sagittal suture
Term
sagittal suture
Definition
joins one parietal bone to the other parietal bone
Term
squamous suture
Definition
joins the parietal bones to the temporal bones
Term
temporal bones
Definition
bones forming part of the lateral surfaces and the base of the skull, and containing the organs of hearing
Term
paired bones
Definition
nasal concha, lacrimal bone, maxilla, nasal bone, palatine,parietal bone, temporal bone,zygomatic
Term
unpaired bones
Definition
ethmoid, frontal bone, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, vomer
Term
markings of the skull
Definition
superaorbital foramen,mastoid process, styloid process, condyloid process, condyloid process,coronoid process
Term
styloid process
Definition
forms a margin for the tendons of two muscles to the thumb
Term
ulna
Definition
forearm bone located on the medial side
Term
olecranon
Definition
large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow
Term
trochlear
Definition
pulley-shaped structure of elbow
Term
radial notch
Definition
point at which the radius and ulna articulate
Term
os coxae
Definition
hip bone
Term
femur
Definition
thigh bone
Term
ilium
Definition
wings of the hip bone
Term
ischium
Definition
lower part of the eye mask of the hip bone
Term
symphysis pubis
Definition
portion of the hip bone between the eyes
Term
greater trochanter
Definition
bony prominence where muscles attach to the femur
Term
actabulum
Definition
a groove in the hip bone
Term
medial epicondyles
Definition
protrusion to which ligaments and tendons attach on the inferior end of the rounded shaft of the femur
Term
tibia
Definition
largest of the two lower leg bones
Term
malleolus
Definition
ankle bone that is a bone extension of the tibia
Term
fibula
Definition
long skinny lower leg bone
Term
tarsals
Definition
ankle bones that support weight and act as shock absorbers
Term
tarsals bones
Definition
talus,calcaneus, cubdoid,navicular, cuneiforms
Term
metatarsals
Definition
bones of the feetthat sit upon arches; 5 in each foot
Term
phalanges
Definition
toe bone; 14 per foot
Term
fibrous joint
Definition
no joint cavity and in general do not move
Term
cartilaginous joint
Definition
have no cavities and are somewhat moveable.
Term
synovial joints
Definition
have joint cavities that are kept lubricated by synovial fluid
Term
planes joints
Definition
joints that glide where the flat ends of bones connect
Term
uniaxial joints
Definition
allow movement around one axis only
Term
biaxial joints
Definition
allow movement around one axis only
Term
multiaxial joints
Definition
allow movement around three axes
Term
flexion
Definition
bending to decrease the angle between two bones
Term
extension
Definition
unbending to increase the angle between two bones
Term
abduction
Definition
moving a body part away from the midline
Term
adduction
Definition
moving a body part toward the midline
Term
circumduction
Definition
movement of a body part in a circle which can include all the above joint movements as well
Term
rotation
Definition
movement of a body part or parts around its axis
Term
supine
Definition
position of the body when lying face up
Term
prone
Definition
position of the body when lying face down
Term
dorsiflexion
Definition
movement of the foot that brings the foot closer to the leg
Term
plantar flexion
Definition
movement of the foot that brings the heel closer to the posterior part of the leg
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