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29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cranium
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skull
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Maxilla
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upper jaw bone
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Mandible
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lower jaw bone
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Cervical Vertebrae
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upper vertebrae ( neck area )
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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middle part of spine, vertebrae
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Lumbar Vertebrae
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lower vertebrae
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Pelvis
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hip bones
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Sacrum
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triangular bone above the coccyx
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Coccyx
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tail bone
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Phalanges
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edge toes and fingers
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Metatarsals
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the bones in the middle of the foot
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Tarsals
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the bones in the back of the foot
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Calcaneus
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heel bone
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Fibula
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lower leg bone, lines up with pinky toe
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Tibia
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lower leg bone, medial
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Patela
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knee bone
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Femur
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upper leg bone, thigh bone
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Metacarples
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the bones in the middle of the hand
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Carples
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the bones in the back of the hand, wrist bones
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Ulna
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the lower arm bone that lines up with pinky
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Radius
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the lower arm bone that lines up with thumb
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Humerus
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the upper arm bone
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Xiphiod Process
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tip of sternum
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Ribs
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the bones of the chest cavity
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Sternum
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breast bone
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Scapula
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shoulder bone
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Clavicle
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collar bone
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Functions of the Skeletal System
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1. Support
2. Movement 3. Protection 4. Storage of Calcium 5. Creating new blood cells |
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Joints
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1. Hinge
2. Saddle 3. Ball and Socket 4. Pivot |
