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Anthropology

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Study of the origins, physical, social, and cultural development of humans

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Epiphysis

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Presence of a visible that marks the place where cartilage is being replaced by bone

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Forensic Anthropology

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Study of human skeletal remains in a legal setting.

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Joints

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Location where bones meet

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Mitochondria DNA

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Genetic material found in the mitochondria organelle that is inherited only through mothers

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Ossification

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Process that replaces soft cartilage with hard bone by the deposition of minerals

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Osteobiography

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Physical record of a person´s life as told by his/her bones

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Osteoblast

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Type of cell capable of migrating and depositing new bone

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Osteoclast

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Bone cell involved in the breaking down of bone and the removal of wastes

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Osteocyte

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Osteoblast that becomes trapped in the construction of bone; known as living bone cell

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Osteoporosis

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Weakening of bone, which may happen if there is not enough calcium in the diet

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Skeletal Trauma Analysis

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Investigation of bones and the marks on them to uncover a potential cause of death

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Diaphysis

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Shaft of a long bone

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14
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Sutures

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Immovable joints where bones are joined together

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Symphysis

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A place where two bones meet and may rub together

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