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show rounded depression, socket, in pelvis that joins femur forming the hip joint  
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show outward extension of shoulder blade forming point of shoulder. Overlies the shoulder joint and articulated with clavicle  
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show thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space  
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show dense, hard connective tissue composing skeleton. Ex: femur - long bone, carpal - short bone, scapula - flat bone, patella - sesamoid  
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show one of the minerals of bones - Calcium phosphate is major calcium salt in bones  
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cancellous bone   show
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cartilage   show
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show dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone & tissues  
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compact bone   show
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show knuckle-like process at end of bone near a joint  
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show skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid and temporal  
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show shaft or mid-portion of long bone  
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show flat round plate-like structure - intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance b/w 2 vertebrae  
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epiphyseal plate   show
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epiphysis   show
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facial bones   show
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show narrow, slit-like opening in or b/w bones  
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show soft spot (incomplete bone formation) b/w skin bones of an infant  
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show opening or passage in bones where blood vessels & nerves enter & leave.  
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formen magnum   show
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fossa   show
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haversian canals   show
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malleolus   show
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show upper portion of sternum - articulates w the medial aspect of clavicle  
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show round projection on temporal bone behind ear  
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medullary cavity   show
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show flared portion of long bone b/w diaphysis and epiphyseal plate (meta= b/w)  
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olecranon   show
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show bone tissue  
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show process of bone formaton  
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show bone cell that help form bony tissue - REBUILDS BONE (means - immature bone)  
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show bone cell that absorbs & removes unwanted bony tissue - CARRIES AWAY BONE  
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periosteum   show
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phosphorus   show
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show area of confluence (coming tog) of 2 pubic bones in pelvic. (Sym- = together, -physis = to grow) Joined tog by fibrocartilaginous disk  
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show found in cancellous bone - site of hematopoiesis  
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show 12 pairs curved bones form chest wall. True ribs pairs #1 to 7, false ribs #8 to 10, floating ribs pairs #11 & 12  
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sella turcica   show
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sinus   show
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styloid process   show
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suture   show
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temporomandibular joint   show
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trabeculae   show
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show large process at neck of femur, attachment site for muscles and tendons  
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show rounded process of bone - attachment site for muscles & tendons  
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show single spinal bone - composed of vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, lamina - encloses neural canal  
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show lower, narrow portion of sternum  
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show fatty tissue found in medullary cavity of most adult long bones  
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flexion   show
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extension   show
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show move away from midline of body  
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adduction   show
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show circular movement around axis (central point) internal rotation is toward midline and external rotation is away fr midline  
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dorsiflexion   show
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show motion that extends foot downward toward ground when pointing toes or stepping on gas pedal. Plant/o=sole of foot  
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supination   show
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show applied to hand and forearm = act of turning palm down  
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show fibrous membrane separating & enveloping muscles  
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insertion of a muscle   show
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show connection of muscle to stationary bone  
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show muscle connected to bones - voluntary or striated muscle  
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smooth muscle   show
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striated muscle   show
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show muscle connected to internal organs - involuntary or smooth muscle  
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