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
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
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