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Skeletal System

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made of organs called _____   bones  
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number of adult bones   206  
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number of Infant bones   350  
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number of bones total   206  
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Axial skeleton (main_____)consists of:(4)   Main trunkconsists of:SkullVertebrebral columnribs and sternumhyoid bone  
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Appendicular skeleton (extremities/______)Cosists of: (2)   (pelvic and shoulder girdles)consists of:1. upper extremities2. lower extremities  
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number of Auditory ossicles   6  
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Functions of Skeletal system(5)   1.framework-for muscles,fat,and skin2.protection-internal structures3.production-blood cells=henatopoiesis or homopoiesis; RBCs, WBCs, platelets4.storage-calcium, phosphorus and fat5.levers-muscle attatchs to hones to assist in movement  
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bones of extremities=_____   long bones  
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diaphysis   long shaft  
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epiphysis   ends of bone  
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red marrow (found in) (produces)   found in epiphysisproduces RBCs, plt, and some WBCsuse for dx procedures  
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Medullarty canal/cavity (inside the _____) (filled with ____)   inside the diaphysisfilled with yellow marrow  
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endosteumlines ______ canalkeeps ______ marrow intactProduces some _____   line the medullary canalkeeps the yellow marrow intactproduces some bone growth  
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Red Marrowfound in certian bones (5)function:   found in vertebrae, ribs, sturnum, cranium, proximal ends of humerous and femurfunction: produces RBCs, Thrombocytes, WBCsimportant in manufacture of blood cells and immune system  
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Periosteumoutside of ____; tough____necessary for______ and ______contains: ______   outside or bone; tough membranenecessary for bone growth and repair, nutritioncontains blood vessels  
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osteoblasts-cells that _____osteoclasts_cells that _____   osteoblasts-cells that form new bone tissueosteoclasts-cells that break down bown  
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articular cartilage-______"_____ absorber"   Articular cartilage-thin layer that covers the epiphysis"Shock absorber"  
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Skull composed of (2) bones   cranial bonesfacial bones  
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Cranium-Sheprical ________number of bones:   Cranium-sheprical structure that surrounds and protects the brain;8 bones;1 frontal;2 parietal;2 temporal;1 occipital (back of the head)1 ethmoid (separates nasal cavity from the brain)1 sphenoid  
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number of facial bones   14 total; 1 mandible (lower jaw), 2 maxilla (upper jaw), 2 zygomatic (cheek), 2 lacrimal (inner aspect of eyes), 5 nasal (upper part of nose), 2 palatine (roof of mouth)  
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sutures   areas where the cranial bones have joined together  
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sinuses   air spaces in the bones of the skull act as resonating chambers for the voice  
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foramina   openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone  
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fontnels   "soft spots"  
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spinal column #__ bones   26  
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functios of vertebrae (2)   protect spinal cord, provide support for head and trunk  
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