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10 Cards in this Set
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There are 2 sections to the skeleton and they are ......?
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axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton
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The axial skeleton is made up of....
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The skull, vertebral column, ribs and sternum.
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Which group is more important for Reflexology, the appendicular or axial skeleton?
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The bones of the feet and hands in the appendicular skeleton.
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How many bones are in the feet?
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26 bones, 14 phalanges(in the toes)
5 metatarsal 3 cuneiform 1 each of the cuboid, navicular, talus, and calcaneus |
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The hand consist of _____ bones? Name the groups and single bones.
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27 bones- 14 phalanges(in the fingers), 5 metacarpal, and the carpals(wrist bones) 1 of each, trapezium, trapezoid,capitate, hamate, pisiform, triquetrum, lunate, and scaphoid.
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What is the chemical factory of the body and what does it produce?
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The skeletal system. It produces, blood components, minerals, and other vital materials.
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The bones act as a resrvoir for what?
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Most of the body's miieral needs.
99% of the calcium 88% of the phosphorus plus copper and cobalt. |
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Define the spine....
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"is a part of the axial skeleton. It is a strong flexible, rod like structure which supports the head, gives attachments to the ribs, & protects the vital spinal cord.
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The spine is made up of _____ bones called vertebrae.
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26 bones
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The appendicular consists of ......
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The shoulder girdle with the upper limbs and the pelvic girdle with the lower limbs.
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