| Term | Definition |
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| circumduction | Moving the bone so that the end of itdescribes a circleand the sides of it describe a cone |
| articular cartilage | Thin cartilage covering the articular surface orf each epiphysis that cusions jars and blows |
| sinus | a cavity or spongelike space in a bone(frontal) which is mucous-lined and filled with air spaces |
| spinous process or spine | sharp projection |
| joint | point of junction between two bones |
| head | A rounded projection near the neckline portion |
| epiphysis | Bulbous-shaped extremities of long bones that provide generous space for muscle attachments new the joints; bone growth occurs here |
| Condyle | A rounded projection that enter into a formation of a joint |
| process | a projection of outgrowth if bone or tissue |
| meatus | a tube-shaped opening |
| tuberosity | A LARGE rounded projection |
| Tubercle | a SMALL rounded projection |
| cancellous bone | the spongy tissue found in the epiphyseal portion of long bones |
| fossa | a hollow or depression |
| foraman | a hole |
| trochanter | a very large process |
| Arthrology | study of joints |
| articulations | the connnection of bones, a joint |
| bursa | a padlike sac, filled with synovial fluid |
| cartilage | a type od dense connective tissue |
| fontanel | soft spot |
| joint | point of junction |
| ligament | a band fibrous connective tissue |
| olcecranon process | an extension @ the proximal end of an ulna |
| Ossicle | any small bone (ear) |
| process | a projection of outgrowth of tissue or bone. |
| sutures | lines of union of cranial bones |
| xiphoid process | Thin, elongated process extending CAUDALLY(end) from body of sternum |
| endosteum | a condensed layer of bone marrow which lines the medullary cavity |
| periosteum | the fibromuscular membrane that covers the bone except @ joint surfaces |
| metaphysis | a wide part at the extremity of the shaft of a long bone that supports the epiphysis |
| diaphysis | the main shaft like portion of the bone |
| medullary cavity | a cavity running the lenght of the diaphysis which contains bone marrow |
| compact bone | hard bone that is found outside the medulla cavity |
| rotation | moving the bone around the central axis |
| eversion | moving the sole of the foot outward |
| extension | straightening or increasing the angle between 2 bones |
| supination | moving the bones of the forearms so that the radius and ulna are parellel |
| adduction | moving the bone toward the midline |
| abduction | away from the midline |
| flexion | bending or decreasing the angle between 2 bones |
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