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Clinical Anatomy Lab > Skeletal System Terminology > Flashcards

Skeletal System Terminology Flashcards

1
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articulation

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joint

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brachium

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upper arm

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antebrachium

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lower arm

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costa

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rib

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5
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suture

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fibrous joint between flat bones of skull

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pollex

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thumb

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hallux

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big toe

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alveolus

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tooth socket

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auricular

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shaped like external ear

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condyle

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rounded, convex projection

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conoid

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shaped like a cone

site of muscle or ligament attachment

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coracoid

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hooked

site of muscle or ligament attachment

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coronoid

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hooked or curved

site of muscle or ligament attachment

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crest

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prominent narrow ridge of bone

site of muscle or ligament attachment

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epicondyle

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elevated area above a condyle

site of muscle or ligament attachment

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facet

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flat, smooth articular surface

takes part in joint formation

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fissure

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narrow, usually long, slit-like opening

passage way for nerves, blood vessels or ducts

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foramen

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round or oval opening (hole) through bone

passageway for nerves, blood vessels or ducts

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fossa

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shallow depression

20
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groove

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narrow channel

passageway for nerves, blood vessels or ducts

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line

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narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

site of muscle attachment and or ligament

22
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meatus

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canal (tunnel like)

passageway for nerves, blood vessels or ducts

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process

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projection (often articulates with bone it is named after)
site of muscle and/or ligament attachment
takes part in joint formation

24
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ramus

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arm like projection

25
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sinus

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air-filled cavity within bone

26
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spine

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sharp (pointed), slender process

site of muscle and/or ligament attachment

27
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styloid

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needle-like

28
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sulcus

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groove or furrow

29
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trochanter

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resembles a pully

30
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tubercle

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small, rounded projection

31
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tuberosity

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large elevated, rounded projection with a roughened surface

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