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1
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the head end

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Cranial or Cephalic

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the tail end

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Caudal

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3
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The belly side

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Ventral

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the back side

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Dorsal

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the upper position, or that which is above

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Superior

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the lower position, or that which is below

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Inferior

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the forward surface or toward the front

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anterior

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the rear surface or toward the rear

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posterior

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refers to the location nearer to the midline than another location

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medial

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refers to a location farther from the midline than another location

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lateral

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nearer the main axis of the body, or nearer the point of attachment

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proximal

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away from the main axis of the body, or away from the point of attachment

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distal

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13
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at or near the surface

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superficial

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away from the surface

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deep

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a plan that extends from the left to right and from dorsal to ventral

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transverse

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a plane that extends from cranial to caudal, giving right and left portions (not even)

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sagittal

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a plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or an organ into right and left halves (same size)

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midsagittal

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a plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal, giving dorsal and ventral portions

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Frontal

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19
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a deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

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alveolus

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20
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the junction of two bones

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articulation

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21
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ear shaped

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auricular

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22
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cleft into two parts or branches

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bifid

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23
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a little head

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capitulum

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24
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a spiral structure like a seashell

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concha

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a large, smooth rounded articulating oval structure

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condyle

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26
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describing a projection shaped like a crow’s beak

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coracoid

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describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point

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coronoid

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28
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associated with or part of the ribs

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coastal

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a narrow, prominent ridge like projection

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crest

30
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perforated like a sieve

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cribriform

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wedge-shaped

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cuneiform

32
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half of a facet, part of a articular surface shared by two adjacent bones

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demifacet

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the middle portion of a long bone, the shaft

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diaphysis

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an elevation or projection, especially on a bone

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eminence

35
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a projection adjacent to a condyle

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epicondyle

36
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the end of a long bone

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epiphysis

37
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a small, flat, shallow articulating surface

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facet

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a narrow, slit-like opening through a bone

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fissure

39
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a rounded passageway through a bone

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foramen

40
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a flattened or shallow depression

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fossa

41
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a small pit or depression

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fovea

42
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shaped like a shallow socket

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glenoid

43
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a prominent, rounded epiphysis

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head

44
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a gap

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hiatus

45
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a thin, flat plate

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lamina

46
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a low ridge, less prominent than a crest

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line

47
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a club-shaped or hammer-shaped process

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malleolus

48
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breast-shaped

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mastoid

49
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a passageway through a bone

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meatus

50
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a constricted portion adjacent to a head

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neck

51
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an indentation or V-shaped depression

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notch

52
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associated with the nape of the neck

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nuchal

53
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a supporting column or stalk

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pedicle

54
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like a rock

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petrous

55
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a projection, a bony prominence

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process

56
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a high place

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promontory

57
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winglike

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pterygoid

58
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an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure, a branch

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ramus

59
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a partition

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septum

60
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a cavity or hollow space in a bone

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sinus

61
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a pointed, slender process

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spine

62
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flat, scalelike

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squamous

63
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pointed, pen-like

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styloid

64
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a narrow groove

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sulcus

65
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the line of union in an immoveable articulation

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suture

66
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a massive, rough projection found only on the femur

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trochanter

67
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a smooth, grooved pulley-like articular process

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trochlea

68
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a small round like projection

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tubercle

69
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a large, rough projection

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tuberosity

70
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shaped like a sword

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xiphoid

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