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| Question | Answer |
| axial skeleton | forms the central supporting axis of the skeletal system |
| appendicular skeleton | includes the appendages/extremities of the skeletal system |
| sesamiod bone | bones that form within tendons |
| sutural (wormian) bone | bones found in the skull |
| cranial cavity | cavity containing the brain |
| condyle | a rounded knob |
| facet | a smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface |
| head | the prominent expanded end of a bone |
| process | any bony prominence |
| crest | a narrow ridge |
| line | a slightly raised, elongated ridge |
| spine | a sharp, slender, or narrow process |
| epicondyle | a projection superior to a condyle |
| trochanter | a massive process unique to the femur |
| tubercle | a small, rounded process |
| tuberosity | a rough surface |
| alveolus | a pit or socket |
| fossa | a shallow, broad, or elongated basin |
| fovea | a small pit |
| sulcus | a groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel |
| foramen | a hole through a bone, usually round |
| canal/meatus | a tubular passage or tunnel through a bone |
| fissure | a slit through a bone |
| sinus | spaces or cavities within a bone |
| calvaria | forms the roof and walls of the cranium |
| anterior cranial fossa | part of the skull that accommodates the frontal lobe |
| middle cranial fossa | part of the skull that accommodates the temporal lobe |
| posterior cranial fossa | part of the skull that accommodates the cerebellum |
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