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Skeletal System

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Definition
haima   blood  
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poiesis   making or forming  
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hematopoiesis   produces red blood cells in the bone marrow  
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two parts that divide skeleton   axial and appendicular  
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appendare   add or append  
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axial skeleton   forms the vertical axis  
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anterior view   front view  
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posterior view   back view  
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maxilla   upper jaw, nose, orbits (eye sockets) and roof of mouth  
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mandible   lower jaw  
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clavicle   long skinny bone above rib cage  
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manubrium   chest  
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sternum   bone in middle of rib cage  
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humerus   upper arm bone  
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ulna   lower arm bone on the right  
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radius   lower arm bone on the left  
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lilac crest   pelvic bone  
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greater trochanter   tip of upper leg bone  
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carpals   wrist  
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metacarpals   hand  
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phalanges   fingers and toes  
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femur   upper leg bone  
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patella   knee cap  
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pubis   vagina or penis area  
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tarsals   ankle  
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metatarsals   foot  
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appendicular skeleton   126 bones and includes the body's appendages or upper and lower extemities  
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cranium   brain cage  
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ossicules   bone  
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sutures   immobile joints that hold the skull bones together  
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coronal suture   unites the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.  
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sinuses   air-filled spaces in the skull that lesses bone weight, moisten incoming air, and act as resonating chambers for the voice  
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frontal bone   sinuses, forehead and area directly behind it.  
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orbits   eye sockets  
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coronal suture   connects the frontal bone with the parietal bone  
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parietal bones   two of these bones crown the head, forming the roof and the upper part of each side of the skull.  
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squamous suture   connects the parietal bones with the temporal bones  
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temporal bones   forms the lower part of the sides of the skull and part of its floor. They also contain structures of the middle and inner ear and the mastoid sinuses.  
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lamboid suture   connect the parietal bones to the occipital bones  
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occipital bones   forms the rear portion and base of skull. forms movable joint with the first cervical vertebra  
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foramen magnum   large hole. ( a large opening at the base of the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord to pass from the encephalon into the spine.  
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sphenoid bone   looks like a bat with outstretched wings and legs extended to the back. located at the cranial floor.  
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sphenoid sinuses   air filled spaces in the sphenoid bones  
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zygomatic or malar bone   cheek bones  
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nasal bones   upper part of bridge of nose  
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cartilage   forms lower part  
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lachrymal bones   contains lachrymal bag (where tears drain in the nasal cannula)  
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vomer   pasrt of nasal septum  
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