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Osteology
BIOM 3010
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
09/21/2025

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Term
Scapula
Definition
Front limb (girdle that is the bone connected to the body and leg). Primarily used for shock absorption. Shoulder blade [image]
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Pelvis
Definition
Has a bone-to-bone attachment, with the ilium attached to the sacroiliac joint. Primarily for propulsion. [image]
Term
Radius (1)
Ulna (2)
Definition
Front limbs [image]
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Tibia (1)
Fibula (2)
Definition
Back limbs [image]
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Humerus
Definition
Front limb [image]
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Femur
Definition
Back limbs[image]
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Tarsus
Definition
Ankle, comprised of 7-9 bones [image]
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Carpus
Definition
Wrist bones, composed of 7-9 bones [image]
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Phalanges
Definition
Toe bones[image]
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Metacarpals
Definition
Front foot bones [image]
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Metatarsals
Definition
Back foot bones [image]
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Rostral
Definition
Towards the nose
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Cranial
Definition
Towards the head
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Caudal
Definition
Towards the tail
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Dorsal
Definition
Upwards (Towards the back)
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Ventral
Definition
Downwards (Towards the stomach)
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Lateral
Definition
Midline of body away from the body
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Medial
Definition
away from the body towards the midline of the body
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Cervical Vertebrae
Definition
7 bones in the vertebrae, supporting the head and forming the neck[image]
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Thoracic Vertebrae
Definition
Variable number, comes after the cervical down the spine. Defined by articulating the ribs [image]
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Lumbar Vertebrae
Definition
Vertebrae [image]of the back, supporting the abdomen
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Sacral Vertebrae
Definition
Fused vertebrae articulating with the pelvis [image]
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Caudal (or coccygeal) Vertebrae
Definition
Vertebrae supporting the tail. Fused in humans to form a nubbin of bone called the coccyx,[image] which is very painful if bruised or broken
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Centrum
Definition
(=body) The weight-bearing portion of the vertebra, located ventrally,[image] is drum-shaped; it has demi-facets for the attachment of ribs in the thoracic spine
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Neural Arch
Definition
Extends dorsally from the centrum, consists of a pedicle and lamina from both the left and right sides [image]
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Spinous process (=neural spine)
Definition
Projects dorsally from the neutral arch; it may be straight or inclined forward or backward[image].
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Sacrum
Definition
Fused series of vertebrae. It includes prominent left and right articulation surfaces for the pelvis [image]
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Transverse foramen
Definition
Going through the base of the transverse process, of the first 6 cervical vertebrae[image]
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Incisive
Definition
Contains the incisive teeth (front of face) [image]
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Nasal
Definition
[image] Paired nasals
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Frontal
Definition
[image]
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Parietal
Definition
[image]
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Occipital
Definition
[image]
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Interparietal
Definition
[image]
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Zygomatic Arch
Definition
[image]
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Maxillary
Definition
[image]
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Temporal
Definition
[image]
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Lacrimal
Definition
[image]
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Squamous
Definition
[image]
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Glenoid Fossa (Skull)
Definition
[image]
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Bulla
Definition
[image]
Term
External Auditory Meatus (EAM)
Definition
[image]
Term
Occipital Condyles
Definition
[image]
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Foramen Magnum
Definition
[image] Where the spinal cord exits the skull
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Pterygoid
Definition
[image]
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Vomer
Definition
[image]
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Palatine
Definition
[image]
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Basiphenoid
Definition
[image]
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Sphenoid
Definition
[image]
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Mandible (Lower jaw)
Definition
[image]
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Coranoid Process (for the attachment of muscles)
Definition
[image]
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Hyoid
Definition
[image]
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Basihyoid
Definition
[image]
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Thyroid
Definition
[image]
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Glenoid (Scapula)
Definition
[image]
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