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CALCANEUS

heel bone

CALLUS

a woven bone formation (unorganized) in response to a bone fracture

CANCELLOUS BONE

spongy bone

CANINE

a single cusped tooth located between the first premolar and the lateral incisor

CAPITATE

the largest write bone; situated in the center of the deistal row of carpals

CARIES

decay on bone or tooth; sometimes referred to as a cavity on the tooth

CARNIVORE

a dietary category that describes animals that specialize in eating only meat; animals included in the taxonomic order Carnivora

CHARACTER

an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral features of an organism

CHARACTER STATE

the absence, presence, or developmental state (e.g., size and shape) of a character

CHEEK TEETH

a post-canine tooth in primates used for crushing

CHILDHOOD

stage in human development after infancy and before juvenile; considered to be between the ages of 3 and 12 years old in most cultures

CHROMOSOME

a large molecule found in cells that contains DNA. Humans have 46 chromosomes (44 autosomal and 2 sexual), but different species have different chromosomal numbers

CLAVICLE

collarbone

COLLES FRACTURE

a break in the bone that crossing the distal end of the radius

CONCHAE

shell shaped bones of the nasal cavity; located on the lateral nasal walls

CONDYLE

an articular prominence of a bone

CONGENITAL

from birth

CONTEXT

place in space and time

CORONAL SUTURE

the suture between the frontal and parietal bones in the cranium

CORTICAL BONE

the thick exterior layer of smooth bone

COSTAL

an adjective that describes the ribs

CRANIAL

refers to the skull and mandible; a relative term used for quadrupedal organisms (those that travel on two legs) to describe features that are closer to the head or top of the body; opposite of caudal. The term superior is a synonym commonly used when referring to bipedal hominin anatomy

CRANIAL SHAPING

intentional creation of abnormally shaped skulls through pressure on developing cranial skeletal tissue

CRANIUM

the bones that surrounds the brain case; the skull excluding the mandible and hyoid bones

CREST

a ridge on the chewing surface of a tooth that connects the cusps to one another

CUSP

a rounded or pointed projection made of enamel on the chewing surface of a tooth

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