Skeletal System Flashcards
1
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A deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
A
Alveolus
2
Q
The junction of two bones
A
Articulation
3
Q
Ear-shaped
A
Auricular
4
Q
Cleft into two parts or branches
A
Bifid
5
Q
A little head
A
Capitulum
6
Q
A spiral structure like a seashell
A
Concha
7
Q
A large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
A
Condyle
8
Q
Describing a projection shaped like a crow’s beak
A
Coracoid
9
Q
Describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point
A
Coronoid
10
Q
Associated with or a part of the ribs
A
Costal
11
Q
A narrow, prominent ridgelike projection
A
Crest
12
Q
Perforated like a sieve
A
Cribriform
13
Q
Wedge-shaped
A
Cuneiform
14
Q
Half of a facet, part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones
A
Demifacet
15
Q
The middle portion of a long bone, the shaft
A
Diaphysis
