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Skeletal System

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how many bones does an adult have?   206  
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how many bones does an infant have?   350  
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what does the axial skeleton contain?   skull,spinal column,ribs,breastbone  
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what does the appendicular skeleton contain?   plvic area, shoulders, upper and lower extremeties  
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long bones   extremities  
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long shaft   diaphysis  
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ends of bone   epiphysis  
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where is the red marrow found?   in humerous and femur ends  
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where is the medullary canal?   inside the diaphysis  
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what is the medullary canal filled with?   yellow marrow  
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what is the endosteum?   it lines the medullary canal  
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where is red marrow found?   vertebrae and ribs  
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what is the function of red marrow?   produces red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cells  
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where is the periosteum?   outside of bone  
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what is the periosteum necessary for?   bone growth, repair, and nutrition  
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what does the periosteum contain?   blood vessels, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, articular cartilage  
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what are osteoblasts?   cells that form new bone tissue  
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what are osteoclasts?   break down bones  
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what are the bones of the skull?   cranial, and facial  
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how many bones are in the skull?   8  
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what are the eight skull bones?   frontal, 2 pariental, 2 temporal, occipital, ethmoid, sphenoid  
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how many facial bones are there?   14  
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what are the facial bones?   mandible, maxilla, zygomatic  
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what is a suture?   areas where cranial bones have joined together.  
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what are the sinuses?   air spaces in bones of skull, resonating chambers for voice.  
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what is the foramina?   openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone  
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what are the fontanels?   soft spots  
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what age do bones become solid?   eighteen months old  
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how many vertebrae are there?   26  
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what are the specific vertebrae and their locations?   7 cervical (neck)12 thoracic (chest)5 lumbar (waist)1 sacrum ( back of pelvic girdle)1 coccyx (tailbone)  
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what are the intervertebral disks?   seperate vertebrae, shock absorbers, oermit bending and twisting  
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what are the ribs also known as?   costae  
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where do the ribs attach?   thoracic vertebrae on dorsal aspect of body  
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what are the true ribs?   first 7 pairs; attach directly to sternum  
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what are the false ribs?   the last 5 pairs  
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what are the last two ribs?   floating ribs  
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what does the sternum or breastbone contain?   manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid  
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what is the shoulder or pectoral girdle made up of?   2 clavicles, 2 scapulas, humerus  
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what are the bones of the arm?   humerus, radius, ulna, olecranon process  
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what are the bones of the hand?   carpal (8)- wristmetacarpal (5) - palm of handphalanges (14) - fingers  
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what are the bones of the pelvic girdle?   2 os coxae (hip bones)  
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3 fused bones of the pelvic girdle?   ilium, ishium, pubis  
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what is the acetabula?   2 recessed socket (hip)  
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what is the obturator foramen?   opening for nerves and blood vessels  
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the bones of the leg?   femurpatellatibiafibula  
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what are the bones of the feet?   tarsalscalcaneousmetatarsalsphalanges  
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diarthrosis   freely movable joint ball socket joints  
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amphiarthrosis   slightly movable, attatchment of ribs to thoracic vertebrae  
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synarthrosis   immovable suture joints of cranium.  
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