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skeletal system
flash cards all about the skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anterior portion of the shoulder | clavicle |
| five inferior pairs of ribs on the thoracic cage | false ribs |
| occupies space in the spongy bone | bone marrow |
| flexible column that extends from the base of the skull to the pelvis | vertebral column |
| on the anterior wall of the thoracic cage, it attaches several muscles | sternum |
| bone that produces blood cells | spongy bone |
| bone that protects the brain | skull |
| a cage formed to protect vital organs | thoracic cage/thorax |
| posterior portion of the shoulder | scapula |
| first seven pairs of ribs on the thoracic cage | true ribs |
| connective tissue that helps the joints function | ligaments |
| structure the larynx and the nose | cartilage |
| hard and dense bone | compound bone |
| largest bone of the upper limb | humuerus |
| triangular bone at the base of the spinal column | coccyx |
| the smaller bone of the two bones that form the forearm | radius |
| the larger bone of the two bones that form the forearm | ulna |
| a bone that is both found in the hands and feet | phalanges |
| the longest bone in the body | femur |
| the knee | patella |