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Across
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Bone joining the pelvis between the ilial bones
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Abbreviation for ligament of the knee often injured
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Kneecap
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Bone containing the ear canal and bony ossicles.
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"Stick your tongue out and say __" helps the doctor or nurse see your posterior pharynx.
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Lateral leg bone
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Vertebrae with the largest bottom and normally only 5 in number
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Brace for the pectoral girdle
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Root meaning "against"
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Tissue found in the costal cartilages
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Carpal bone between the scaphoid and triquetral bones
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Tarsal bone articulating with the talus.
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Attachment site of Achilles tendon
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The inferior portion of the sternum which is the last bone to ossify, and may not ossify in some adults.
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Largest (or superior) pelvic bone
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Bone found between carpals and the proximal phalange
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Breastbone
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Bone vital for ankle stability
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Carpal bone with poor blood supply and thus, at risk for avascular necrosis. Can be palpated by locating the anatomical snuffbox
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Latin root meaning "away from"
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Carpal bone with hook
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Modern advance which replaced records and 8-track tapes.
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Tarsal articulation with the calcaneus and lateral cuneiform
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Atomic symbol for copper
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Carpal bone found between the trapezoid and hamate bones
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Atomic symbol for the element containing 55 protons in its nucleus.
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Part of pelvic bone you actually sit on
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C2
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Neck
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"wing" or part of the shoulder girdle
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One of several Latin roots meaning "to" or "toward"
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Bone the upper teeth sit in
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With the pelvis forms the hip joint
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Medial bone of the forearm
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Latin root for "bad"
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Aka fingers, toes, or digits
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Bone bordered by the sagittal suture, coronal suture lamdoid suture, and squamous suture.
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Roof of the nasal cavity and site of meninges attachment
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Cheekbone
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Bone found between tarsal and proximal phalange
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Bone with the foramen magnum
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Medial bone of the pelvis
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Bones protecting the lungs
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Largest bone of the leg (anatomical leg)
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Bones protecting the spinal cord
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Bones of the foot
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Arm
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C1
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Smallest carpal bone
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Chest region or location of heart and lungs
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Oddly shaped cranial bone forming the posterior orbit and protecting the pituitary gland
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Lateral bone of the forearm
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Jaw bone
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End of the vertebral column
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Atomic symbol for major mineral found in bone, but which can be displaced by the element lead.
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Junction of the proximal and intermediate phalanges