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Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| # of bones in the body | 206 |
| long bones | longer than they are wide |
| short bones | similar in length and width |
| flat bones | have a broad shape and are flat |
| irregular bones | bones that don't fit into any other catagory |
| ligaments | connect bone to bone |
| tendons | connect muscle to bone |
| joints | place where two or more bones meet |
| axial skeleton | makes up the main trunk of the body (80 bones) |
| appendicular skeleton | made up of the upper and lower extremities (126 bones) |
| skull, ribcage, spine | axial skeleton |
| shoulder girdle, arms, pelvis, legs | appendicular skeleton |
| mandible | jaw bone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| carpals | wrist bones |
| tarsals | ankle bones |
| metacarpals | bones in the hand |
| metatarsals | bones in the foot |
| phalangees | toes and fingers |
| ulna and radius | bones in the forearm |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| femur | thigh bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| tibia | shin bone |
| sternum | breast bone |
| cervical vertabrae | neck bones |
| lumbar vertabrae | low back |
| only movable bone in the skull | mandible |
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