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Skeletal System Card
Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skeleton | the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. |
| Spongy Bone | Bone in which the spicules form a latticework, with interstices filled with embryonic connective tissue or bone marrow. |
| Osteoporosis | disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components |
| Joint | movable or fixed place or part where two bones or elements of a skeleton join. |