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Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
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Acetabulum
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Socket in the pelvis
joins femur to pelvis |
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Acromion
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Outward extension of the shoulder blade - forms the point
overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle |
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Articular cartilage
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Thin layer of cartiladge surrounding the bone in the joint space
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Bone
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Dense hard connective tissue composing the skeleton
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Calcium
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Mineral constituent of bone
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Cancellous bone
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Spongy porous bone tissue
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Cartilaginous tissue
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Flexible rubbery connective tissue
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Collagen
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Dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone
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Compact bone
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Hard dense bone tissue - found around outer portion of bones
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Condyle
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Knuckle like process at the end of a bone near the joint
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Cranial bones
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Skull bones
ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid and temporal |
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Diaphysis
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Shaft or mid portion of a long bone
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Disk
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Flat round plate-like structures
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Epiphyseal plate
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Cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones
where length wise growth takes place |
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Facial bones
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Bones of the face
lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer and zygomatic |
