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| 5993143699 | Compact bone | dense, smooth, homogeneous | 0 | |
| 5993143700 | Spongy bone | small, needle-like pieces of bone-many open spaces | 1 | |
| 5993143701 | Bone classification | long, short, flat, irregular | 2 | |
| 5993143702 | Flat bones | 1) thin, flattened, and usually curved 2) two thin layers of compact bone surround a layer of spongy bone | 3 | |
| 5993143703 | Irregular bones | 1) irregular shape 2) do not fit into other bone classification categories | 4 | |
| 5993143704 | Tuberosity | large, rounded, projection; may be roughened | 5 | |
| 5993143705 | Crest | narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | 6 | |
| 5993143706 | Trochanter | very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur) | 7 | |
| 5993143707 | Line | narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest | 8 | |
| 5993143708 | Tubercle | small, rounded projection or process | 9 | |
| 5993143709 | Epicondyle | raised area on or above a condyle | 10 | |
| 5993143710 | Spine | sharp, slender, often pointed projection | 11 | |
| 5993143711 | Process | any bony prominence | 12 | |
| 5993143712 | Head | bony expansion carried on a narrow neck | 13 | |
| 5993143713 | Facet | smooth, nearly flat articular surface | 14 | |
| 5993143714 | Condyle | rounded articular projection | 15 | |
| 5993143715 | Ramus | armlike bar of bone | 16 | |
| 5993143717 | Canal | a duct or channel | 17 | |
| 5993143718 | Meatus | a passageway through a bone | 18 | |
| 5993143719 | Fissure | an elongated cleft or slit | 19 | |
| 5993143720 | Sinus | a chamber within a bone, normally filled with air | 20 | |
| 5993143721 | Groove | furrow | 21 | |
| 5993143722 | Notch | indentation at the edge of a structure | 22 | |
| 5993143723 | Fossa | shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface | 23 | |
| 5993143724 | Cranium bones | form the cranium that protect the brain | 24 | |
| 5993143725 | Frontal bone | forms the forehead and the roof of the eye orbit, also contains frontal sinus |  | 25 |
| 5993143726 | Occipital bone | forms the posterior part of the skull and much of the base |  | 26 |
| 5993143727 | Ethmoid bone | anterior to the sphenoid, forms part of the cranial floor |  | 27 |
| 5993143728 | Sphenoid bone | forms part of the floor of the cranium |  | 28 |
| 5993143729 | Parietal bone | forms the roof of the cranium |  | 29 |
| 5993143730 | Temporal bone | form the lower wall and lower part of the floor of the cranial cavity |  | 30 |
| 5993143731 | Coronal suture |  | 31 | |
| 5993143732 | Nasal bone |  | 32 | |
| 5993143733 | Lacrimal bone |  | 33 | |
| 5993143734 | Maxilla |  | 34 | |
| 5993143735 | Mandible | houses the lower teeth and provides support for facial and chewing muscles |  | 35 |
| 5993143736 | Alveolar process |  | 36 | |
| 5993143737 | Vomer | forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum |  | 37 |
| 5993143738 | Inferior nasal conchae | extends into the inferior nasal cavity |  | 38 |
| 5993143739 | Middle nasal concha of the ethmoid bone |  | 39 | |
| 5993143740 | Optic canal |  | 40 | |
| 5993143741 | Superior orbital fissure |  | 41 | |
| 5993143742 | Lambdoid suture |  | 42 | |
| 5993143743 | Squamous suture |  | 43 | |
| 5993143744 | Zygomatic process |  | 44 | |
| 5993143745 | External acoustic meatus |  | 45 | |
| 5993143746 | Mastoid process |  | 46 | |
| 5993143747 | Styloid process |  | 47 | |
| 5993143748 | Mandibular ramus |  | 48 | |
| 5993143749 | Mental foramen |  | 49 | |
| 5993143750 | Maxilla (palatine process) |  | 50 | |
| 5993143751 | Palatine bone |  | 51 | |
| 5993143752 | Mandibular fossa |  | 52 | |
| 5993143753 | Foramen magnum |  | 53 | |
| 5993143754 | Occipital condyle |  | 54 | |
| 5993143755 | Jugular foramen |  | 55 | |
| 5993143756 | Carotid canal |  | 56 | |
| 5993143757 | Foramen ovale |  | 57 | |
| 5993143758 | Sphenoid bone (greater wing) |  | 58 | |
| 5993143759 | Sagittal suture |  | 59 | |
| 5993143760 | Internal acoustic meatus |  | 60 | |
| 5993143761 | Sella turcica |  | 61 | |
| 5993143762 | Crista galli |  | 62 | |
| 5993143763 | Cribriform plate |  | 63 | |
| 5993143764 | Foramen rotundum |  | 64 | |
| 5993143765 | Foramen spinosum |  | 65 | |
| 5993143766 | Maxillae bones | forms the anterior central portion of the face, part of the eye orbit, most of the hard palate, and floor of the nasal cavity. They form the upper jaw and hold the teeth | 66 | |
| 5993143767 | Palatine bones | forms the posterior portion of the hard palate | 67 | |
| 5993143768 | Zygomatic bones | forms the lateral portion of the cheek, the lateral wall of the eye orbit, and part of the zygomatic arch | 68 | |
| 5993143769 | Lacrimal bones | forms part of the medial wall of the orbit and contain the lacrimal fossa | 69 | |
| 5993143770 | Nasal bones | is the bridge of the nose and is formed by small nasal bones | 70 | |
| 5993143771 | Condylar process |  | 71 | |
| 5993143772 | Mandibular foramen |  | 72 | |
| 5993143773 | Coronoid process |  | 73 | |
| 5993143774 | Mandibular notch |  | 74 | |
| 5993143775 | Mental protuberance |  | 75 | |
| 5993143776 | Auditory Ossicles | a tiny malleus, incus, and stapes are middle ear bones buried deep in the temporal bone | 76 | |
| 5993143777 | Hyoid bone | does not articulate with other bones but is a sling for attachment of muscles related to swallowing and speech |  | 77 |
| 5993143778 | Body (centrum) | the weight-bearing portion of the vertebra that consists of spongy bone covered with compact bone |  | 78 |
| 5993143779 | Vertebral foramen | a large opening near the body that provides a passageway for the spinal cord |  | 79 |
| 5993143780 | Vertebral arch | consists of lamina that extends posteriorly and a pedicle that attaches to the body |  | 80 |
| 5993143781 | Spinous process | sticks out posteriorly and downwards |  | 81 |
| 5993143782 | Transverse process | extends laterally |  | 82 |
| 5993143783 | Superior and inferior processes | meet with the vertebrae above and below and form the joints between the vertebrae | 83 | |
| 5993143784 | Intervertebral foramen | the hole between the pedicles is formed when two vertebrae are formed and it provides a passageway for spinal nerves |  | 84 |
| 5993143785 | Intervertebral discs | consist of a nucleus pulpous surrounded by the annulus fibrosis. They bind adjacent vertebrae, support weight, and absorb shock |  | 85 |
| 5993143786 | Atlas | 1st cervical vertebrae, holds up the head, articulates with occipital condyles, and allows for the specific "nodding yes" movement |  | 86 |
| 5993143787 | Axis | 2nd cervical vertebrae, has a projection up towards the atlas called the dens or odontoid process, and allows for the rotational "shaking head no" movement |  | 87 |
| 5993143788 | Thoracic vertebrae | 12, has heart-shaped body, has a long, slender spinous process that points inferiorly, and has costal facets that articulate with the ribs |  | 88 |
| 5993143789 | Lumbar vertebrae | 5, vertebral body is significantly larger, thicker, and more oval, has a massive, stumpy spinous process, and has a blade like transverse process |  | 89 |
| 5993143790 | Sacrum and Coccyx | has five fused vertebrae, protects organs in pelvic cavity, and has lateral articulations with pelvic girdle |  | 90 |
| 5993143791 | Thoracic cage | made of thoracic vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum forming the walls of the thoracic cavity. 7 pairs of true ribs, 5 pairs of false ribs and 2 pairs of floating ribs. |  | 91 |
| 5993143792 | Sternum | also called the breastbone. made of the manubrium, sternum and xiphoid process. |  | 92 |
| 5993143793 | Head (ribs) | is the point of origin of the rib on the vertebral column |  | 93 |
| 5993143794 | Shaft (ribs) | is the flat part of the rib that curves anteriorly |  | 94 |
| 5993143795 | Neck (ribs) | ribs 1-10 have this that connects the head to the tubercle |  | 95 |
| 5993143796 | Tubercle (ribs) | is a prominent bump on the proximal part of ribs 1-10 that articulates with the transverse costal facet of the thoracic vertebrae |  | 96 |
| 5993143797 | Angle (ribs) | ribs 2-10 have a sharp turn where they curve anteriorly and swing in toward the sternum | 97 |
