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| Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femur, forming the hip joint |
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| Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle |
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| Thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bone in the joint space |
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| Dense, hard, connective tissue composing the skeleton. Examples are long bones (femur), short bones (carpals), flat bones (scapula), and sesamoid bones (patella) |
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| One of the mineral constituents of bone. Calcium phosphate is the major calcium salt in bones |
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| Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of a bone |
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| Flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton, at the epiphyseal growth plate, and on joint surfaces |
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| Dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissue |
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| Hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones |
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| Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint |
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| Skull bones; ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal |
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| Shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone |
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| Flat, round, plate-like structure |
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| Cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lenthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton |
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| Each end of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate |
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| Bones of the face: lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic |
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| Narrow slit-like opening in or between bones |
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| Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant |
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| Opening or passage in bones where the blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. The foramen magnum is the opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes |
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| Minutes spaces filled with blood vessels; found in compact bone |
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| Round process on both sides of the ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is part of the fibula and the medial malleolus is part of the tibia. |
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| Upper portion of the sternum; articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle |
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| Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear |
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| Central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone |
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| Flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate |
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| Large process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow |
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| Process of bone formation |
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| Bone cell that helps form bony tissue |
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| Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue |
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| Membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue |
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| Mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium |
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| Area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis. They are joined by a fibrocartilaginous disk |
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| Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis |
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| Twelve pairs of curved bones that form the chest wall. True ribs are the first seven pairs; false ribs are pairs eight through the; floating ribs are pairs eleven and twelve |
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| Depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located |
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| Hollow aircavity within the bone |
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| Pole-like process extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull |
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| Joint between bones, such as the skull |
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| Connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw |
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| Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone |
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| Large process at the neck of the femur; attachment site for muscles and tendons |
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| Rounded, small process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons |
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| Rounded process on a bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons |
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| Individual backbone composed of the vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, lamina, and neural canal |
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| Lower, narrow portion of the sternum |
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| Fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones |
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| Fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
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| Ilium (upper part of pelvic bone) |
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| Ischium (posterior part of the pelvic bone) |
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| Malleolus (process on each side of the ankle) |
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| Phalanges (finger/toe bones) |
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| Pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
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| Radius (lower arm bone-thumb side) |
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| Ulna (lower arm bone-little finger side) |
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| Malignant bone tumor. Usually has pain and swelling and occurs at a young age. |
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| Bony growth arising from the surface of bone. Osteochondromas are usually on the metaphyses near the epiphyseal plate |
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| Traumatic breaking of a bone. Closed fracture, in the skin. Pathologic fracture is due to disease. Crepitus is bone rubbing noise. |
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| Occurs near wrist joint at lower end of the radius |
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| Bone is splintered or crushed into several pieces |
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| Bone is compressed; often occurs in vertebrae |
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| Bone is partially broken; it breaks on one surface and only bends on the other. Occurs in children |
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| One bone fragment is driven firmly into the other |
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| Malignant tumor arising from bone (osteosarcoma). |
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| Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral in the bone. AKA rickets. |
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| Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection. |
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| Decrease in bone density (mass); thinning and weakening of bone. AKA osteopenia. |
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| Congenital abnormality of the hindfoot (involving the talus). Most common form is clubfoot. |
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