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Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass: |
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Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass: |
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Large, round protuberance with a smooth articular surface at end of bone: |
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Smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface: |
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Usually rounded articular projection supported on neck (constricted portion) of bone: |
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Prominent ridge or elongated projection: |
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Typically roughened projection above condyle: |
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Long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than crest): |
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Variably sized rounded projection: |
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The _______articulates with the mandible and the parietal, sphenoid, zygomatic, and occipital bones |
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The ______ bones form the posterior, lateral portion of the cranium |
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Membrane filled spaces between cranial bones that enable the fetal skull to modify its size & shape for passage through the birth canal are called _____ |
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The hypophyseal fossa of he sella turcica of the sphenoid bone contains the _________ |
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The regions of the vertebral column that consist of fused vertebrae are the _____ & the _______. |
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The suture located between a parietal & temporal bone is the ________. |
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The bones that make up the palms are the _________. |
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The most superior of the tarsals and articulates with the distal end of the tibia is the _________ |
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The __________ is the largest and strongest bone in the body. |
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The ankle is formed by a series of 7 _________ that join with a fleshy area in the anterior portion of the foot, formed by a series of _____________, which are then joined with the toe bones known as _____________. |
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tarsals metatarsals phalanges |
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Long bones have a shaft called the __________, and 2 ends called___________. |
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When a bone is growing, an active plate of cartilage called the ______________ is found where the diaphysis joins the wider part of the bone extremity called the metaphysis. |
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The nasal cavity is divided into left & right chambers by the ____________, also called the nasal septum. |
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The lateral walls of the nasal cavity are formed by plates called __________. |
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The small __________ bone separates the nasal cavity from the remainder of the cranium. |
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Nerve fibers pass through numerous tiny holes in the ethmoid process. These holes occur in 2 thin horizontal plates of bone called _____________ |
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A triangular process called the _____________ projects upward between the cribiform plates. |
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Below the eye sockets, 2 bones support the face and form part of the cheekbones; these two bones are known as the ___________________. |
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Each zygomatic bone has a ______________ that projects to join the zygomatic process of the temporal bone and form the cheekbone at the ______________. |
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temporal process zygomatic arch |
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The smallest facial bones are the _____________, which are found near the medial corners of the eye, and have grooves which permit tears to drain from the eye into the nasal cavity. |
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The upper jaw is formed by two bones called the ____________, & forms the anterior portion of the hard palate. |
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maxillae (singular maxilla) |
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The posterior portion of the hard palate is formed by two ____________ bone; which also form the floor & lateral walls of the nasal cavity. |
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The lower jaw is formed by a horseshoe-shaped bone called the _____________. |
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At each end of the mandible a projection extends upward. The projection that articulates with the mandibular fossa is called the __________. |
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At each end of the mandible a projection extends upward. The projection that is the attachment site for muscles of chewing is called the _______________. |
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The first vertebrae is known as the _______, and balances & supports the head. |
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The atlas includes two processes called ______, which articulate with the occipital condyles of the skull. |
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The second vertebrae is the _______. |
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The __________ of the axis projects upward into the vertebral foramen of the atlas and is the joint where the head rotates. |
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The sternum is made up of three parts: The _______, which is the uppermost shield-shaped portion; the _______ which is the central portion shaped like a dagger; and the ___________ which forms the lowermost portion of the sternum. |
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manubrium body xiphoid process |
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The first 7 pairs of ribs are known as _______ ribs, and link directly to the sternum by strips of cartilage called _______. |
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true ribs hyaline costal cartileges |
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The last 5 pair of ribs are called _______ ribs because they do not attach directly to the sternum. |
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The last 5 pair of ribs are called _______ ribs because they do not attach directly to the sternum. |
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Ribs 11 & 12 have no cartilages at all, and do not attach to the sternum, therefore called _________ ribs. |
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The posterior surface of each scapula contains a bony portion called the _______. |
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The scapula's spine leads to the ________, which forms the tip of the shoulder, and the ____________. |
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acromion process coracoid process |
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The narrow end of each scapula forms a socket to receive the upper arm bone is called the ________ |
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The _____ is a rod-shaped bone that braces the scapula against the top of the sternum. |
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The upper arm bone articulating at the glenoid fossa (scapula) is the ________. |
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At its upper end, the humerus contains a smooth, rounded head. Two small protuberances called ____________________ & _______________ lie below the head and provide sites for muscles to attach. |
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greater tubercle lesser tubercle |
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At the lower end of the humerus are two condyles, the ________ & the __________. where the lower arm bones articulate. |
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The humerus joins with two bones of the lower arm, the _______ & ______. |
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The ulna (little finger side) articulates with the humerus at the smaller __________ process, and the larger ________ process, forming the elbow. |
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coronid process olecranon process |
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The radius (thumb side) articulates with the humerus at the head, and a ______ process at the distal end receives ligaments from the wrist. |
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The radius and ulna articulate at the distal end with a series of wrist bones called _________. |
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The carpal bones articulate with _______, which in turn articulate with finger bones called _______. |
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The are on which we sit is formed by two ischia; which have large, round, roughened protrusions called ____________. |
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A sharp projection called the ___________ lies above each tuberosity. |
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The greater sciatic notch is located on the _________. |
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The ischium meets the ilium and pubis at a cuplike socket called ___________. |
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The three bones that fuse to form a hip (coxal) bone: |
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The portion of the bony pelvis that is inferior to the pelvic brim is the ______. |
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The portion of the bony pelvis that is superior to the pelvic brim is the ______. |
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The anterior joint formed by the two coxal (hip) bones is the __________. |
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Between the bodies of the pubis and ischium, a large opening called the ________________ exists for the passage of nerves and blood vessels to the leg. |
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obturator foramen (body's largest foramen) |
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