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Acromion

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part of the scapula that connects to the clavicle

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Acetabulum

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Cup shaped depression in hip bone

Femur fits in

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amphiarthrosis / amphiarthoses

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cartilaginous joint having some movement at the union of two bones

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ankle

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hinged area between lower leg bones and foot

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articular cartilage

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cartilage at a joint

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articulation

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point at which two bones join together to allow movement

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atlas

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1st cervical vertebrae

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axis

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2nd cervical vertebrae

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bone

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hard connective tissue that forms the skeleton

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bone head

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upper rounded end of bone

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bone phagocyte

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bone cell that ingests dead bone and bone debris

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bursa

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sac lined with synovial membrane that fills spaces between tendons and joints

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calcaneus

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heel bone

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calcium

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mineral important for bone formation

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cancellous bone

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spongy bone with lattice like structure

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cardiac muscle

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both smooth and striated

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carpus, carpal bone

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wrist

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cartilaginous disk

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thick circular mass of cartilage between vertebrae of spinal column

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cartilage

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flexible connective tissue found in joints

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cervical vertebrae

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seven vertebrae of spinal column

neck

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clavicle

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curved bone of shoulder joint

collar bone

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coccyz

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tailbone

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compact bone

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hard bone with slightly woven structure

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condyle

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rounded surface at end of bone

knuckle like

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crest
bony ridge
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diaphysis
shaft of bone
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diarthroses
freely movable joints
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disk
cartilaginous disk
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dorsal vertebrae
thoracic vertebrae
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elbow
joint between upper arm and forearm
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endosteum
lining of medullary cavitiy
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epiphyseal plate
cartilaginous tissue that is replaced during growth years | eventually calcifies and disappears
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ethmoid bone
irregular bone of face | attached to sphenoid
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ethmoid sinuses
sinuses on both sides of nasal cavities
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fascia
sheet of fibrous tissue that encloses muscles
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femur
longest bone in body | thigh
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fibula
smallest long bone in lower leg
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fissure
deep furrow or slit
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flat bones
thin flattened bones that cover certain areas of the skull
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fontanelle
soft spot on babies
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foramen
opening or perforation through a bone
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foramen magnum
opening in occipital bone | spinal cord
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fossa
depression in a bone
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frontal bone
large skull bone | forms top of head and forehead
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fronta sinsues
sinuses above eyes
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heel
rounded portion of foot bottom
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humerus
long bone of arm connecting the scapula on top and radius and ulna at bottom
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iliuum
wide portion of hip bone
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insertion
point at which a muscles attaches to a movable bone
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intervertebral discs
cartilaginous disk
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involuntary muscle
muscle does not move at will
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irregular bones
any of a group of bones that fit into certain areas of skeleton skull
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ischium
one of three fused bones that form pelvic girdle
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joint
pace of joining between two bones
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lacrimal bone
thin flat bone in eye
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lamina
thin flat part on either side of arch of a vertebrae
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ligament
sheet of fibrous tissue connects and supports bones bones to bones
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long bone
any extremity bone with shaft
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lumbar vertebrae
five vertebrae in lower back
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malleolus
rounded protrusion of tibia or fibula on either side of ankle
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mandible
lower jaw | u shaped
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mandibular bone
mandible
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marrow
connective tissue filing the medullary cavity
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mastoid process
protrusion of temporal bone that sits behind ear
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maxillary bone
upper jaw bonee
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maxillary sinus
sinus of either side of the nasal cavity below the eyes
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medullary cavity
soft center cavity in bone that holds marrow
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metacarpal
one of five bones of hand
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metaphysis
section of a long bone between epiphysis and diaphysis
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metatarsal
bones of the foot

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