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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… Prone , prone •alone, atone, Beaune, bemoan, blown, bone, Capone, clone, Cohn, Cologne, condone, cone, co-own, crone, drone, enthrone, flown, foreknown, fore… 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… 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… femur , fe·mur / ˈfēmər/ • n. (pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra / ˈfemərə/ ) Anat. the bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee. ∎ Z… fibula , fibula •ampulla, bulla, fuller, Müller, pula, puller •titular • Weissmuller • wirepuller •incunabula, tabular •preambular • glandular • coagula •angu…
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