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condyle
rounded projection
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foramen (plural: foramina)
opening or hole
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fossa, fovea
basinlike depression
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head
rounded eminence or projection
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meatus
passage or opening
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sulcus
open,ditchlike groove
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trochanter
broad, flat process
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tubercle
small, rounded eminence
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flexion
bending at a joint, as the elbow
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extension
straightening or unbending of a joint; this movement is the opposite of flexion
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abduction
movement that draws a body part away from the midline of the body
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adduction
movement that draws a body part toward the midline of the body
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rotation
movement that turns a body part on its own axis,such as the turning of the head
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circumduction
a movement describing a circle
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atlas
first cervical vertebra
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axis
second cervical vertebra
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cancellous bone
inner spongy surface of long bones
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cervical
vertebrae of the neck
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coccygeal
vertebrae of the tail
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compact bone
outer hard shell of bone
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diaphysis
central part of the bone shaft
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epiphysis
end part of developing bone
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epiphysitis
inflammation of the epiphysis of a bone
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lumbar
vertebrae of the back
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mandible
movable portion of the skull;lower jaw
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maxilla
portion of the skull; upper jaw
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osteoblasts
bone-forming cells
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osteoclasts
bone-remodeling cells
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osteology
the study of bones
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periosteum
membrane covering bone
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quadraped
a four-footed animal
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sacrum
fused sacral vertebrae resulting in one bone to which the pelvis is attached
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thoracic
vertebrae of the chest or thorax
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ungulates
animals with hooves
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vertebrae
spinal column bone
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arthrology
the study of joints
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articulation
the joining or connecting together as in a joint
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bursa
sacs of synovial fluid
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cartilaginous
joints containing cartilage that connect bone and permit slight movement, such as joints between vertebrae
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diathroses
a joint type that allows free movement; also known as synovial joints
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fibrous
joints that contain fibrous tissue that unites bone and permits no movement, such as skull sutures
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arthritis
acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints
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bursitis
inflammation of bursa
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chondroma
tumor of cartilage cell origin
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comminuted
fracture in which there are multiple pieces or splinters
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compound
type of fracture in which there is a open wound
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desmitis
Inflammation of a ligament
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greenstick
fracture in which on side of the bone is broken and the other side may be bent
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osetitis
inflammation of bone
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osteoarthritis
degenerative joint disease involving cartilage and synovia
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osteochondritis
inflammation of cartilage of bone
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osteoma
bone tissue tumor
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osteomalacia
softening of bone
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osteomyelitis
inflammation of bone involving periosteum, cancellous, and marrow tissue
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osteoporosis
abnormal loss of bone density
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osteosarcoma
malignant bone tumor
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spondylitis
inflammation of the vertebrae
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synovitis
inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
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transverse
fracture at a right angle to its axis
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tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
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tendosynovitis
inflammation of the tendon and its surrounding sheath
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