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Skeletal system

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The act of bringing two bones closer together, which decreases the angle between the two bones.   Flexion  
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The act of increasin the angle between two beones, which results in a straighting motion.   Extexion  
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the movement of an extremity away from the midline (and imaginary line that divides the body from head to toe.)   Abduction  
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Is the movement toward the midline.   Adduction  
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Includes flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.   Circumduction  
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Movement allows a bone to move around one central axis. Thsi type of pivot motion occurs when you turn your head from side to side.   Rotation  
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The forearm turns the hand so the palm is down ward or backward.   Pronation  
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The palm is forward or upward.   Supination  
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1 Frontal   forms the forehead  
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2 parietal   form the roof and sides of the skull  
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2 temporal   house the ears  
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1 occipital   forms the base of the kull and contains the foramen magnum.  
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1 ethmoid   (located between the eyes) forms part of the nasal septum.  
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1 sphenoid   (which resembles a bat) is considered the key bone of the skull; all other bones connect to it.  
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5 nasal   (2 are nasal bones that form the bridge of the nose {your glasses sit on this bone}; 1 is the vomer bone which forms the lower part, or midline, of the nasal septum; and 2 are inferior concha bones which make up the side walls of the nasal cavity.)  
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2 Maxilla   make up the upper jaw  
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2 Lacrimal   (in the inner aspect of the eyes) contain the tear ducts.  
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2 zygomatic   form the prominence of the cheek.  
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2 Palatine   from the hard palate of the mouth  
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1 mandible   is the lower jaw and the only movable bone in the face.  
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