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bones of body

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Number of bones in body   Adult: 206Children: 350  
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Axial Skeleton   Skull, Spinal column, Ribs and sternum, and hyoid bone  
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Appendicular Skeleton   extremities, pelvic and shoulder girdles  
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Functions of skeletal system   frameworkprotectionProduction of blood cellsStorageLevers  
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hematopoiesis or hemopoiesis   production of blood cells  
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Diaphysis   long shaft  
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Epiphysis   ends of bones  
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Skull   Cranial and facial bones  
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Cranial bones   8 bonesFrontal2 Parietal2 TemporalOccipitalEthmoidSphenoid  
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Facial bones   14 bonesMandible2 Maxilla2 Zygomatic2 lacrimal5 nasal2 palatine  
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Sutures   areas where the cranial bones have joined together  
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sinuses   air spaces in the bones of skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice  
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foramina   openings in the bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone  
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fontanels   soft spots  
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Vertebrae   26 bones  
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Vertebrae functions   protec spinal cordProvide support  
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Sections of vertebrae   7 cervical12 thoracic5 lumbarsacrum coccyx  
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intervertebral disks   pads of cartilage tissueseparate the vertebrae shock absorbersallow bending and twisting  
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Ribs aka Costae   12 pairs  
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True ribs   first 7 pairs  
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False ribs   next 5 pairs  
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Floating ribs   last 2 pairs  
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sternum   breastbone  
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humerus   upper arm  
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radius   lower arm thumb  
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ulna   lower arm pinky  
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carpels   wrist 8  
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metacarpals   palm 5  
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phalanges   fingers 14  
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femur   thigh  
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patella   knee cap  
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tibia   lower leg  
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fibula   lower leg  
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tarsals   ankle 7  
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calcaneous   heel  
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metatarsals   arch 5  
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phalanges   toes 14  
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3 types of joints   Diathrosis: freely movableAmphiarthrosis: slightly movableSynarthrosis: immovable  
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