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LAB terms Flashcards

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osteology

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study of bone

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bone

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living dynamic tissue

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osteoblast

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bone forming cells

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osteoclast

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bone destroying cells

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anatomical

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body with arms by side, palms forward

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appendicular

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the skeleton of the limbs, arms and legs

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axial

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the skeleton of the head and trunk, cranium and spine

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sagittal

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any section of the body parallel to the mid sagittal plane

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superior

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above

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inferior

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lower

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distal

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away from the center

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proximal

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close to the center of the body

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medial

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toward the midline

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lateral

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to the side

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pronation

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rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces dorsally or toward the body

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supination

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outwards

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anterior

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towards the front

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posterior

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toward the back

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dorsal

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along the back

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ventral

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along the stomach

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condile

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rounded

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22
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articulation

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a joint

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crest

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projected ridge

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diaphysis

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primary centers of bone growth

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epithesis

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secondary centers of bone growth at the ends of long bones

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fontanelle

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membranous space between cranial bones in fetal life and infancy

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foramen

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holes

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fasa

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sockey,pit,or depression

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suture

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stitches

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process

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muscle attachment, outgrowth of bone

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torus

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an elevation or prominene

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frontal bone

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bone on the front of the cranium

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parietal bones

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bones on the left and right of the cranium

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temporal bones

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paired bone on the lower sides of the cranium

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occiptal bone

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lower back of the cranium

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sphenoid bone

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behind the eyes

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maxilla

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bone of the lower face of the cranium

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zygomatic

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cheek bones

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mandible

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jaw

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lacremal

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nasal bone

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coronal suture

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lateral suture seperating the front of the cranium from the back

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sagittal suture

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middle suture seperating the temporal and parital bones

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lambdoidal suture

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suture that holds the occipitol bone

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spheno-occipital

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under the skull

45
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metopic

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holds the frontal to the maxilla

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palatal suture

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holds the mandible

47
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mastoid process

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allows cranial side to side movement

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temporal line

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movement of the jaw

49
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superior nuchal line

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allows up and down neck movement

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superorbital

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eye socket

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foramen magnum

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hole that allows the spine to attach

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occipital condiles

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rows of vertabrae

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zygomatic arch

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projections of the cheek bones

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dental formula

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a count of the number and kinds of teeth an animal has

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glenoid fossa

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socket for the humerus

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intermembral index

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measures the relative lengths of the upper and lower limbs

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condylar index

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measures the posistion of the foramen magnum

58
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illium

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the upper bone of the os coxa

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ischium

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the inferoposterior bone on the os coxa

60
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pubis

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the anterior bone of the os coxa

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