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Musculoskeletal System , Skeletal System Overview (Morphology)
When death has occurred weeks or months before a body is discovered, decomposition removes much of the body flu… Cheek bone , zygomatic arch (zygoma) The bone at the side of the skull which forms an arch from beneath the orbit to a position toward the back of the head. It is… Skull , Skull
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The skull—or cranium—is the skeleton of the head. It includes the brain case and the bones of the face and jaw.
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The skul… You Might Also Like , ul·na / ˈəlnə/ • n. (pl. -nae / -ˌnē; -ˌnī/ or -nas ) the thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb… Bone , bone Fairly early in the evolution of multicellular organisms it became an advantage to have a hard body component which could provide protection for… sternum , sternum •minimum • maximum • optimum •chrysanthemum, helianthemum •cardamom • Pergamum • sesamum •per annum • magnum • damnum •Arnhem, Barnum •enveno…
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