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Chapter 7 - The Skeleton
Chapter 7 - The Skeleton
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2012
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What is the axial skeleton
 Definition
the skull, the vertebral column, the thoracic cavity
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What is the appendicular skeleton
 Definition
The limbs
Term
Name the process forming joints
 Definition
Condyle, head, facet
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Name the processes for attachment of ligament and tendons
 Definition
Crest, epicondyle, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity
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Name depressions and openings
 Definition
alveolus, canal, groove, foramen, sinus
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What is a foramen
 Definition
opening through bone or into bone for blood vessels and nerves
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