BIOL 3446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Metacarpal Bones, Zygomatic Process, Temporal Bone
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Articulation joining with another (bone articulates with another bone) Carpus small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus. Condyle place where one bone articulates with another bone. Corona radiating crown of fibers passing through the cerebral cortex. Distal away from the attachment of a limb to the trunk. Dorsal near or at the back of the body. Extension an increase in the angle between two bones; restoring the body to its anatomical position after flexion. Foramen passage or opening; communication between 2 cavities of an organ. Fundus part of a hollow organ farthest from the opening. Gyrus one of the folds of the cerebral cortex. Hilum area, or depression or pit where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave an organ. Isthmus narrow strip of tissue or narrow passage connecting two larger parts. Meatus passage or opening in the external portion of a canal. Process projection or outgrowth of tissue to a larger body (ex.
