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Vocab used when studying the skeletal system
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/16/2015

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Alveolus
Definition
a deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
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Articulation
Definition
the junction of two bones
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Auricular
Definition
ear-shaped
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Bifid
Definition
cleft into two parts or branches
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canal
Definition
passageway through a bone
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Capitulum
Definition
a little head
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Concha
Definition
a spiral structure (like a seashell)
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Condyle
Definition
a large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
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Coracoid
Definition
describing a projection shaped like a crow's beak
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Coronoid
Definition
describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point
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Costal
Definition
associated with or part of the ribs
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Crest
Definition
a narrow, prominent ridge-like projection
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Cribiform
Definition
perforated like a sieve
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Cuneiform
Definition
wedge-shaped
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Demifacet
Definition
half of a facet; part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones
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Diaphysis
Definition
the middle portion of a long bone; the shaft
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Eminence
Definition
an elevation or projection (especially on a bone)
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Epicondyle
Definition
a projection adjacent to a condyle; raised arc on or above a condyle
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Epiphysis
Definition
the end of a long bone
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Facet
Definition
a small, flat, shallow articulating surface
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Fissure
Definition
a narrow, slit-like opening through a bone
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Foramen
Definition
a rounded passageway through a bone
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Fossa
Definition
a flattened or shallow depression
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Fovea
Definition
a small depression
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Glenoid
Definition
shaped like a shallow socket
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Head
Definition
a prominent, rounded epiphysis
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Hiatus
Definition
a gap
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Lamina
Definition
a thin, flat plate
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Line
Definition
a low ridge, less prominent than a crest
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Malleolus
Definition
a club-shaped or hammer-shaped process
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Mastoid
Definition
breast-shaped
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Meatus
Definition
a passageway through a bone
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Neck
Definition
a constricted portion adjacent to a head
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Notch
Definition
an indentation or V-shaped depression; an indentation at the edge of a structure
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Nuchal
Definition
associated with the nape of the neck
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Pedicle
Definition
a supporting column or stalk
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Petrous
Definition
like a rock
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Process
Definition
a projection or bony prominence
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Promontory
Definition
a high place
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Pterygoid
Definition
winglike
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Ramus
Definition
an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure; a branch; the arm-like bar of a bone
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Septum
Definition
a partition
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Spine
Definition
a pointed, slender process
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Squamous
Definition
flat; scalelike
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Styloid
Definition
pointed; pen-like
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Sulcus
Definition
a narrow groove
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Suture
Definition
a line of union in an immovable articulation
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Trochanter
Definition
a massive, rough projection found only on the femur
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Trochlea
Definition
a smooth, grooved pulley-like articulation
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Tubercle
Definition
a small, round projection
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Tuberosity
Definition
a large, rough projection or process
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Xiphoid
Definition
shaped like a sword
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