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02/22/2012
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Fissure
 Definition
Narrow Slit between adjacent parts of bones
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Foramen
 Definition
hole
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Fossa
 Definition
Shallow depresson
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Sulcus
 Definition
Furrow along a bone
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Meatus
 Definition
Tube-like opening
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Condyle
 Definition
bump on the end of a bone
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Styloid Process
 Definition
pointy, "hooked" jut from a bone
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Calvarium
 Definition
Skull cap
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Artery
 Definition
blood away from the heart
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Vein
 Definition
blood to the heart
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Carotid
 Definition
Artery - to the head and neck
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Jugular
 Definition
Vein - Away from the head and neck
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Manubrium
 Definition
+ shaped top bone of the sternum
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Squama
 Definition
Flat surface
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Articulate
 Definition
Bones meet together, joints
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Isotonic
 Definition
solution where a cell maintains its shape
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Hypertonic
 Definition
solution where a cell shrinks
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Hypotonic
 Definition
solution here a cell bursts
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Hemolysis
 Definition
the swelling and bursting of blood cells
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Crenation
 Definition
contraction of a cell in a hypertonic solution
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Gangreen
 Definition
cell death without repalcement
necrosis
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Humectant
 Definition
moisturizer
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Necrosis
 Definition
cell death without repalcement
gangreen
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Necrobiosis
 Definition
cells die and are replaced
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Histology
 Definition
study of tissues