Flashcards Vocabulary
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| Cranium | Skull; covers & protects the brain
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| Mandible | Lower jawbone; hinged to help you chew your food
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| Clavicle | Collarbone; connects the sternum to the scapula at your shoulder joint; connects arms to ribs
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| Scapula | Shoulder blade; connects arms to ribs; back of rib cage
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| Ribs | Rib cage; protection for lungs, heart, liver, stomach as well as major blood vessels; attached to the vertebrae in the back & sternum in the front; 12 pair
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| Sternum | Flat bone attaching most of the ribs in the front of the chest; gives solid protection to center of chest & internal organs
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| Humerus | Supports our arms; “funny” bone; gives the ability to pick things up
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| Radius | Lower arm bone attaching the thumb to the humerus bone; swivels over the ulna for arm movement
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| Ulna | Lower arm bone attaching the pinky finger to the humerus bone; swivels with the radius for arm movement
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| Phalanges (hand bones) | gives you the ability to pick up small things; connects to the radius & ulna at wrist joint; very flexible
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| Vertebrae | 33 individual bones connected with ligaments & separated by cartilage disks; provides you the ability to move, bend, stretch, twist; protects the nerves of the spinal cord
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| Pelvis | Holds the femur in the ball & socket joint at hip; supports vertebrae and allows large movements-bending at waist; protects internal organs
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| Femur | This is the largest & strongest bone in your body; connects to pelvis and the patella; supports & holds your body upright
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| Patella | Kneecap; protects the knee joint and connects femur to fibula & tibia
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| Tibia | Shin bone; front, larger lower leg bone; connects at the patella & the phalanges
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| Fibula | Back, smaller lower leg bone; connects at the patella & the phalanges
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| Phalanges (foot bones) | Supports the weight of your body & allows for movement; connects to leg at the ankle joint; very flexible
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| Joints | where bones come together
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| Tendons | attach muscle to bone (Tall Muscular Body)
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| Ligaments | attach bone to bone (Lazy Bone Body)
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| Ball & Socket Joint | allows movement in many directions ~ at shoulders & hips
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| Hinge Joint | allows movement toward & away from another bone/one direction only ~ at knee
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| Pivot Joint | allows rotation ~ at neck
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| Gliding Joint | allows flat bones to glide over one another ~ at wrists & ankles
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| Saddle Joint | Moves back & forth over another ~ at thumb
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