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114 Cards in this Set
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ab-
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from or away from
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describes two or more things on the same side of midline
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ispsilateral
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describes two or more things on opposite sides of midline
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contralateral
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toward the surface of top of something
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periperhal
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towards the middle or center of someting
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deep
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movement of an xtremity away from midline in a horizontal or transverse plane
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horizontal abduction
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movement of an extremeity toward midline in a horizontal or transverse plane
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horizontal adduction
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a rotation of the anterior of the arm toward midline
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medial rotation
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a rotation of the naterior of th arm away from midline
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lateral rotation
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pretaining to the scapula, a pivoting movment or rotation of the acromion of the scapular upwards
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upward rotation
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pertaiing to the scapula, a pivoting movment of rotation of the acromion of thre scapula downward
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downward rotation
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prefix
from or away |
ab-
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prefix incrase or movement toward
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ad-
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prefix before
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ante-
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prefix againt or opposing
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anti-
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prefix around
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circum-
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prefix with or toerher in association iwth
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con-
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prefix contra-
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opposed or against
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prefix dis
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to separate take apart
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prefix outer on the outside
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ecto-
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prefix within inner aborbing containing
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endo-
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prefix upon following subsequent
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epi-
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prefix out of, away from
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ex-
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prefix excessive, above normal
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hyper-
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prefix divicient, bolow normal
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heyp-
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prefix position below
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infra-
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prefix large, long
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macro-
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prefix large, oversive
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mega-
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prefix small, smallness
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micro-
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prefix around about
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peri-
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prefix poly
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multiple
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prefix before or forward
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pro-
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prefixaboe superior or uppoer part of
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super-
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prefix supra
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above superor of upper part of
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prefix together with joines
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syn- or sym-
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prefix across through beyond
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trans-
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prefix three, third
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terti
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root word relating to the abdomen
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abdomino-
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root word relating to a gland or glands
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adeno-
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root word relating to blood or lymph vessels
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angio-
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root word relating to joints
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arthro-
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root word relating to the heart
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cardio-
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root word relating to bile
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chole-
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root word relating to cartilage
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chondro-
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root word relating to a rib
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costal-
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root word relating to the bladder
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cysto-
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root word relating to skin
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dermato-
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root word relating the intestines
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entero-
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root word relating to the stomach
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gastro-
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root word relating to the liver
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hepato-
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root word relating to the larynx
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larygno-
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root word relating to muscle
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myo-
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root word relating to the kidney
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nephro-
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root word relating to the nervous system
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neuro-
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root word relating to the eye
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oculo-
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root word relating the eye
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opto/ophtho0
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root word relating to bone
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osteo-
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root word relating to disease
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patho-
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root word relating to the chest of thoracic caviety
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thoraco-
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suffix pain or painful condition
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-algia
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suffix to puncture
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-centesis
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suffix to puncture
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-centesis
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suffix removal ofa part
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-ectomy
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suffix blood
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-emia
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suffix recoreding of, picture of
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-gram
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suffix inflammation of
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-itis
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suffix study of
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-ology
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suffix surgical or artifical opening
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-ostomy
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suffix cutting
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-otomy
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suffix surgical fixation
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-pexy
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suffix fear of
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-phobia
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suffix molding or shaping
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-plasty
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suffix use of an inttrument for viewing
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-scopy
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what goes into the supraorbital foramen
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supraorbital nerve and artery
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frontal sinuses are part of which other group of sinuses
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paranasal sinuses
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what are the two holes on the underside of the parietal bone
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parietal foramina
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what passases through the parietal foramina
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emissary veins which enter into the superior sagittal sinus
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what does the superior sagittal sinus do?
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mechanism for regulating blood pressue within the cranium
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what are the four portions of the temporal bone
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squamous, tympanic, petrous, mastoidal
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what goes in the mandibular fossa
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condyloid process of the mandile to form the tmj
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what does the external auditory meatus lead to?
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tympanic membrane or eardrum and the middle ear
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what is contained by the mastoid proscess
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mastoidal air cells which are very important in matinenance of balance as well as hearing
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what goes through the stylomastoid foramen
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facial nerve CN VII
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what do the petrous pyramids house?
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ossicals or the middle ear and auditory sructuers asociated with the inner ear
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what goes through the internal auditory meatus
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auditory branch of the vestibulo-cochlear nerve CN VIII
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what goes through the carotid canal
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internal carotid artery
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what goes through the jugular foramina
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the internal jugular vein
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where does Ci atlas connet
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atlanto-occipital joint on the occipital condyles
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what goes through the hypoglossal foramina
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hypoglossal nerve or CN XII
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where is the external occipital protuberance
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posterior aspect of the occipital bone rounded for muscle attachment
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what depression holds the pituitary gland
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sella turcica
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** note **
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the sella turcica is the region of the sphenoid sinuses one of the four pairs of sinuses that make up the paranasal sinuses
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optic foramen contains what
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optic nerve CN II and the ophthalmic arteries
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what goes through the superior orbital fissure
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oculomotor nerve CN III trochlear nerve CN IV ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve CN V abducens nerve CN VI and ophthalmic veins
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what goes through the foramen ovale
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mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve CN V
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what goes through spinosum
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middle meningeal vessels
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what goes through foramen lacerum
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meningeal brach of the ascending pharyngeal artery which provides local for the internal carotid artery to alter flow
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what goe through foramen rotundum
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maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
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what separates the nasal cavity inot the two nasal fossae
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perpendicular plate of the ethmoid
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where do the meninges of the brain attach
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crista galli
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where are the olfactory foramina
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cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone where the ofactery nerve goes
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large tubercle or rounded elevation
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tuberosity
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nodule or lsight elevationf ormthe surface ofa bone that sallos attachment of a tendon or ligament
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tubercle
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rounded projetion rounded articular area
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condyle
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one of the primary divison sof a nerve or blood vessle, part of an irregularily ashaped bone that forms an angle
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ramus
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rostra part
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head
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needlike sturcture
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spine
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depression ofte more of less longitudinal in shpae, below the level of the surface of a part
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fossas
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cavity or hollow space, a channel for the passage of blood or lymph
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sinus
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nautral body opening or canal
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meatus
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projection or outgrowht of tissue
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process
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a natural opening
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foramen
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depp furrow, cleft, or slit
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fissur
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groove on the surface of the brain
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sulcus
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