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Cancellous bone
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spongy bone; bone tissue with a latticework structure
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Myxedema
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a deficiency of thyroid homones in an adult
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Epicondyle
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a projection of a bone located above a condyle
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Epicondyle
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a projection of a bone located above a condyle
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Foramen Magnum
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oppening in the occipital bone of the skull through which the spinal cord passes
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Hematopoiesis(Hemopoiesis)
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the production of blood and blood cells
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Submaxillary
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below the maxilla
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Suture
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an immovable joint, such as that between flat bones of the skull
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Epiphysis
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the end of a long bone
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Trabecula
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branching bony plate that separates irregular spaces within the spongy bone
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Fracture
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a break in a bone
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Osteocyte
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a mature bone cell
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Growth hormone(GH or Somatotropin)
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a hormone released by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that promotes the groth of the organism
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Upper limb
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the superior appendage consisting of the arm, forearm, wrist, and hand
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Phalanx (Phalanges)
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a bone of a finger or toe
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Calcification
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deposition of calcium salts in a tissue
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Trochanter
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a broad process on a bone
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Condyle
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a rounded process of a bone, usually at the articular end
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Spongy bone(cancellous bone)
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bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces
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Periosteum
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covering of fibrous connective tissue on the surface of a bone
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Osteoblast
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a bone-forming cell
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Red marrow
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blood cell-forming tissue in spaces within bones
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Osteoclast
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a cell that erodes bone
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Tuberosity
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an elevation or protuberance on a bone
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Endochondral bone
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bone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is subsequently replaced by bone tissue
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Lower limb
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inferior appendage consisting of the thigh, leg, ankle, and foot
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Densitometer
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an instrument used to measure the density of bone tissue
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Marrow
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connective tissue that occupies the spaces within bones and includes stem cells
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Fontanel
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membranous region between certain cranial bones in the skull of a fetus or infant
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Facet
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a small, flattened surface of a bone
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Lever
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a simple mechanical device consisting of a rod, fulcrum, weight, and a source of energy that is applied to some point on the rod
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Parietal
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pertaining to the wall of an organ or cavity
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Axial Skeleton
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portion of the skeleton that supports and protects the organs of the head, neck, and trunk
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Coxal
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pertaining to the hip
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Yellow Marrow
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fat storage tissue found in the cavities within certain bones
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Fossa
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a depression in a bone or other part
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Hemoglobin
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pigment of red blood cells responsible for the transport of oxygen
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Kyphosis
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an abnormally increased conved curvature in teh thoracic portion of the vertebral column
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Pelvic Girdle
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portion of the skeleton to which the legs are attached
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Articular Cartilage
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hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints
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Carpals
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bones of the wrist
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Meatus
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a passageway or channel; the external opening of such a passageway
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Ossification
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the formation of bone tissue
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Tubercyle
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a small, rounded process on a bone
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Trochela
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a pulley-shaped structure
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Volkmanns Canal
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a transverse channel that connects haversian canals within compact bone
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Diaphysis
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the shaft of a long bone
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Carpus
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the wrist;the wrist bones as a group
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Osteoporosis
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a condition in which bones breakeasily because calcium is removed faster than it is replaced
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Macroscopic
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large enough ot be seen with the unaided eye
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Metatarsals
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bones of the foot between the ankle and the toe bones
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Occipital
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pertaining to the lower, back portion of the head
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Epiphyseal disk
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cartilaginous layer within the epiphysis of a long bone that grows
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Endostenum
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tissue lining the medullary cavity within the bone
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Foramen
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an opening, usually in a bone or membrane
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Foramen Magnum
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opening in the occipital bone of the skull through which the spinal cord passes
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Compact bone
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dense tissue in which cells are arranged in haversian systems with no apparent spaces
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Intervertebral disk
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a layer of fibrocartilage located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae
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Medullary cavity
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cavity within the diaphysis of a long bone containing marrow
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Crest
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a ridgelike projection of a boneq
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Metacarpals
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bones of the hand between the wrist and finger bones
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Polydactyly
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extra fingers or toes
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Sacral
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pertaining to the five fused vertebrae at the distal end of the spinal column
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Lordosis
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an abnormally increased concave curvature in the Lumbar portion of the veretbral column
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Sesamoid bone
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a round bone in the tendons adjacent to joints
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Ilicum
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one of the bones of a coxal bone or hipbone
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Squamous
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flat or platelike
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Fovea
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a tiny pit or depression
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Resorption
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decomposition of a structure as a result of physiological activity
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Pelvis
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bony ring formed by the sacrum and coxal bones
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Molding
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changing in shape of the fetal skull during birth
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Scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column
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Submaxillary
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below the maxilla
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Intramembranous bone
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bone that forms from membranelike layers of primitive connective tissue
