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| bone with no visible spaces upon gross examination |
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| bone which looks porous upon gross examination. The thin strands of bone within spongy bone are called trabeculae |
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| large hollow cavity in long bones which is occupied by red marrow in infants and yellow marrow in adults |
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| small holes at the ends of bones for the passage of vessels into and cut of the bone |
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| the ends of the long bone |
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| the shaft of the long bone |
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| bone of the upper arm or brachium |
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| smooth enlargement at the proximal end of the humerus; articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula |
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| long portion of the humerus |
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| small, but prominent bump near the head of the humerus |
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| large, less well-defined bump also near the head of the humerus |
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| groove between tubercules of the humerous |
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| large, rough projection at the distal end of the humerus |
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| smaller, rough projection at the distal end of the humerus |
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| smooth, rounded knob below lateral epicondyle; for articulation with the radius |
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| smooth, rounded pully-shaped portion medial to the capitulum; for articulation with the ulna |
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| depression on posterior surface above the trochlea; receives olecranon process of ulna bone when lower arm extends |
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| depression on anterior aspect of the humerus |
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| one of the bones of the forearm or antebrachium; easily identified by rounded head structure on the proximal aspect of the bone |
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| disc-like upper end of radius which articulates with the capitulum of teh humerus |
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| constricted part of radius just below the head |
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| small protrusion below the neck of the radius; point where biceps tendon would attach |
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| styloid process of radius |
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| large bony prominence at distal end of the radius where it articulates with the carpals of the wrist |
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| one of the bones of the forearm or antebrachium; easily identified by the notch that articulates with the humerus to form the hinge joint of the elbow |
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| forms the elbow or crazy bone (funny bone); this is at the proximal end of the ulna |
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| indentation which articulates with the trochlea of the humerus |
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| just below the olecranon process |
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| indentation below and to the side of the coronoid process; articulates with part of the head of the radius |
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| sharp protuberance at the distal end of the ulna |
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| located at the distal end of the ulna adjacent to styloid process; smooth |
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| irregularly shaped bones that make up the bulk of the wrist; there are 2 rows of 4 bones each, which makes a total of 8 bones |
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| articulates with the radius at the wrist joint |
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| articulates with the radius at the wrist joint |
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| easily identified by its prominent hook; articulates with metacarpals IV and V (metacarpals that articulate with the ring and little fingers) |
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| articulates with metacarpal III (metacarpal that articulates with the middle finger) |
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| articulates with metacarpal II (metacarpal that articulates with the index finger) |
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| articulates with the metacarpal of the thumb |
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| on the little finger side adjacent to the lunate; is found on the top of the next bone |
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| found underneath the pisiform; articulates with the ulna |
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| the bones which occupy the palm of the hand; metacarpal number 1 is on the thumb side and metacarpal 5 is on the little finger side |
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| the bones of the fingers and thumb; each finger contains 3: proximal, middle, and distal; the thumb only has 2: proximal and distal |
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| consists of the bones of the leg, ankle, and foot |
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| bone of the thigh; longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body |
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| depression on head for attachment of ligament |
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| constricted portion just below the head of the femur; often the site of fracture |
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| large proturbance found inferiorly and lateral to the head of the femur |
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| small proturbance found inferiorly and medial to the greater trochanter |
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| lateral condyle of the femur |
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| smooth, rounded bulge at distal end of femur in the lateral aspect of the bone |
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| medial condyle of the femur |
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| smooth, rounded bulge a the distal end of the femur on the medial aspect of the bone |
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| intercondyloid fossa or notch |
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| deep depression between the two condyles on the posterior aspect of the femur |
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| long portion of the bone between the 2 ends of the femur |
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| commonly known as the kneecap; it forms in one of the major tendons of the body (the patellar tendon) the kneecap covers the distal end of the femur and the proximal end of the tibia on the anterior aspect of the pelvic appendages |
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| dorsal surface of patella |
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| surface of patella adjacent to femur and tibia |
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| vental surface of patella |
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| surface of patella that is not adjacent to any bones |
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| shin bone; large bone in the shank of the leg |
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| lateral condyle of the tibia |
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| lateral bulge at proximal end of tibia; would articulate with the lateral condyle of the femur |
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| medial condyle of the tibia |
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| medial bulge at the proximal end of the tibia; would articulate with the medial condyle of the femur |
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| upward projection on articular surface between tibial condyles |
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| projection in midline on anterior surface of tibia |
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| rounded downward projection at distal end of tibia; forms prominence on inner surface of the ankle |
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| articular surface for talus |
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| smooth surface at the distal end of the tibia |
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| slender bone in the shank of the leg |
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| region at proximal end of the fibula |
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| rounded prominence at distal end of fibula; forms the conspicuous lateral bulge on lateral aspect of ankle |
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| the irregularly shaped bones which comprise the ankle; there are 7 per ankle |
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| largest tarsal; bone of the heel |
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| this bone articulates with the tibia and bears most of the body weight when standing; sits above the calcaneus |
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| bone that is directly in front of the talus and medial to the cuboid |
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| bone that is directly in front of the calcaneus and lateral to the navicular. articulates with the 4th and 5th metatarsals |
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| cuneiform bones (medial, intermediate, and lateral) |
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| small bones directly in front of the navicular; the medial articulates with the 3rd metatarsal, the intermediate with the 2nd metatarsal, the lateral with the 1st metatarsal |
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| bones which occupy the arch of the foot; metatarsal #1 is on the big toe side, and metatarsal number 5 is on the little toe side |
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| the bones of the toes; each toe contains 3: proximal, middle, and distal; the big toe only has 2: proximal and distal |
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