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SKELETAL SYSTEM

SKELETAL

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SUPERNATION IS ONE TYPE OF ROTATION
BONES FOUND IN THE SKULL ARE FLAT
THE CRANIUM PROTECTS THE SKULL
PIVOT JOINTS MAY BE FOUND IN THE VERTERBRAL COLUMN
BONES ARE A STORAGE PLACE FOR MINERALS SUCH AS CALCIUM AND PHOSPHOROUS
THE SITE OF BLOOD CELL FORMATION IS RED MARROW
IMMOVABLE JOINTS ARE FOUND IN THE ADULT CRANIUM
FLEXION MEANS PROCESS OF BENDING
THE DEGREE OF MOTION AT A JOINT IS DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF SYNOVIAL FLUID
THE BONE THAT FORM THE BASE OF THE SKULL IS THE OCCIPITAL BONE
THE KEY BONE OF THE SKULL IS SPHENOID
THE ONLY MOVEABLE BONE OF THE FACE IS THE MANDIBLE
THE CENTRAL OPENING ON THE VERTEBRAE FOR PASSAGE OF THE SPINAL CORD IS THE FORAMEN
THE SHOULDER GIRDLE CONSISTS OF TWO BONES CLAVICLE AND SCAPULA
THE RIBS ATTQCHED DIRECTLY TO THE STERNUM ARE CALLED TRUE
THE BONE OF THE ARM LOCATED ON THE THUMB SIDE IS CALLED RADIUS
THE BONES OF THE WRIST ARE CALLED CARPALS
THE LONGEST, STRONGEST BONE IN THE BODY IS THE FEMUR
THE HEEL BONE IS KNOWN AS THE CALCANEUS
AN INFLAMMATION OF THE BONE IS KNOWN AS OSTEOMYELITIS
NAME THE 4 TYPES OF BONES SHORT, LONG, IRREGULAR, FLAT
NAME 4 TYPES OF JOINTS BALL AND SOCKET, HINGE, PIVOT , GLIDING
HOW MANY BONES ARE THERE IN THE HUMAN SKELETON 206
NAME THE 5 FUNCTIONS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM SUPPORTS, PROTECTS, MOVEMENT AND ANCHORAGE, MINERAL STORAGE, SITE OF BLOOD CELL FORMATION
THE RIBS PROTECT THE LUNGS AND HEART
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