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the roof of the mouth which is protected by a soft tissue

a relative term used to describe a feature on the anterior portion of the hand; the side with the palm.

the mesial cusp located on the buccal side of the upper molar

the mesial cusp located on the lingual side of the lower molar

bones forming the sides and the roof of the skull

a foramen, found in pairs, located laterally on the posterior half of the sagittal suture on either parietal bone

kneecap

the study of disease and disease processes

the border of the pelvic cavity

infection of the tissues surrounding the teeth

connective tissue binding the teeth to the alveolus allowing nutrients and nerve supply to the pulp cavity of the tooth

a sheet of connective tissue that encompasses a bone excluding articular surfaces

an inflammation of the periosteum

the observed curve in the shaft of a phalanx (i.e., finger bone)

observable physical properties of an organism resulting from genes and the affects of the environment

the study of humans and the other primates from a biological and evolutionary perspective

a small, pea shaped carpal bone that articulates with the triquetral

a relative term that describes features on the inferior portion of the foot; the sole

flexion of the foot toward the ground or distally. The foot is plantarflexed when you stand on the tips of your toes

the thumb, or first finger

a single organism or group of organisms of a single living species in a particular geographical area. The organism(s) living within a population are more likely to breed with members of their own population than they are with members of other populations.

the development of a callus at the site of a bone fracture

the bony protuberance found on the side of the orbits on the skull that surrounds and protects the eye; found in most living primates and mammals

the narrowing bony portion behind the orbits of the skull; produced by a combination of having a large face and a small brain and sometimes large temporalis muscles

refers to the body below the cranium (i.e., skull and mandible)

a relative term used for bipedal hominins (those that travel on two legs) to describe features that are closer to the back of the body; opposite of anterior. The term dorsal is a synonym commonly used when referring to quadrupedal anatomy

the time frame after death

[syn. antemortem] the time frame before death

in anatomical terms, a projection from the bone

modification of the messenger RNA (mRNA) by adding a cap, a tail, and by splicing the RNA molecule through the elimination of the entrons and leaving only the exons; the second part in the process of creating protein from genes

forward projection of the jaws beyond the rest of the face

rotary motion that moves the thumb from the lateral to the medial position; the opposite of supination

the base for most of the body’s structure that is made up of amino acids

the mesial cusp located on the lingual side of the upper molar

the mesial cusp located on the buccal side of the lower molar

an elevation or raised deposition on the bone surface

a relative term used to describe a part of a limb that is closer to the attachment point to the trunk of the body; the opposite of distal

[plural: pubes] a bone of the os coxa that fuses into the ischium and ilium and forms the ventral and inferior component of the acetabulum

the soft tissue located in the central cavity of the tooth, allowing blood and nerve supply to the tooth