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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/22/2012

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Fissure
Definition
Narrow Slit between adjacent parts of bones
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Foramen
Definition
hole
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Fossa
Definition
Shallow depresson
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Sulcus
Definition
Furrow along a bone
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Meatus
Definition
Tube-like opening
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Condyle
Definition
bump on the end of a bone
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Styloid Process
Definition
pointy, "hooked" jut from a bone
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Calvarium
Definition
Skull cap
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Artery
Definition
blood away from the heart
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Vein
Definition
blood to the heart
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Carotid
Definition
Artery - to the head and neck
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Jugular
Definition
Vein - Away from the head and neck
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Manubrium
Definition
+ shaped top bone of the sternum
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Squama
Definition
Flat surface
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Articulate
Definition
Bones meet together, joints
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Isotonic
Definition
solution where a cell maintains its shape
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Hypertonic
Definition
solution where a cell shrinks
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Hypotonic
Definition
solution here a cell bursts
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Hemolysis
Definition
the swelling and bursting of blood cells
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Crenation
Definition
contraction of a cell in a hypertonic solution
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Gangreen
Definition
cell death without repalcement
necrosis
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Humectant
Definition
moisturizer
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Necrosis
Definition
cell death without repalcement
gangreen
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Necrobiosis
Definition
cells die and are replaced
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Histology
Definition
study of tissues
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