Terminology Of The Skeleton

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Cartilage

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Substance from which bone ossifies; type of connective tissue

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Bone

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Calcified organs composing the skeleton

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Joint, articulation

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Junction between bones

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Process

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A bump, groove, elevation, or projection. Serve as a place for muscle attachment or passage of nerve, blood vessel or organ

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Diaphysis

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Body of a long bone (shaft)

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Symphysis

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A growing together; where bones (or their elements) meet

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Fossa (pl. fossae)

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Shallow depression

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Foramen (pl. foramina)

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Hole; perforation

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Canal

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Tubular passage

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Facet

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Small articular area

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Trochlea

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Spool-shaped articular surface

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Condyle

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Polished or rounded articular surface

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Epicondyle

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Elevation above or proximal to a condyle

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Eminence

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Low convexity (just perceptible)

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Protuberance, tubercle

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Bump (usually can be felt under finger), large than eminence

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Spine

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Pointed projection or sharp process

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Crest

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Ridge or border

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Head

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Enlarged round end of a long bone

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Neck

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Constriction of a bone near its head

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Body

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Broadest or longest mass of a bone