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1
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Hyoid

A

Body, has greater and lesser horns

2
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Cervical Vertebrae

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Upper spine, neck vertebrae, smallest vertebrae.

3
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Transverse Process

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Projection to sides of Vertebrae

4
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Transverse Foramen

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2 holes on in cervical

5
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Vertebral Notch

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The notch on vertebrae

6
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Pedicyle

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Either side of foramen. Lateral to arch

7
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Lamina

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Flat part of spinous process

8
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Superior Articular process

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Boney upward projection

9
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Inferior Articular

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Notch where next projection would meet

10
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Thoracic

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Spinous process points down, heart shape

11
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Lumbar

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Large round body, flat spinous process. Round.

12
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Atlas

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Articulates with base of skull

13
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Axis

A

Sits on atlas

14
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Dens

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Tooth like projection

15
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Sacrum

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Vertebrae fused together, bottom base of vertebrae. Posterior side of pelvis

16
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Sacral Promontory

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Small projection cliff like

17
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Canal

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Down center of sacrum starts at top

18
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Formina

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Holes in sacrum

19
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Auricular Surface

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Ear shaped surface on sides

20
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True Ribs

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Has own costal cartilage. Ribs 1-7

21
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False Ribs

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Ribs 8-12. Share piece of costal cartilage

22
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Floating ribs

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Ribs 11, 12. Not connected all the way across

23
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Head of Rib

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Area the articulates with spine

24
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Neck

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Area just below head, skinnier

25
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Tubercle

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Tube like projection off neck

26
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Angle

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Where curve begins

27
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Body

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Rest of rib, also know as shaft

28
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Manubrium

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Upper part of sternum. Where clavicle articulates

29
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Body

A

Middle flat area

30
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Xiphoid Process

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Where sternum ends. Projection